Edward “Flat Top” Wright

Basketball

Track & Field  (Negro Dept.)

• Deaflympics
  • 1965 (Washington, DC): Won Silver Medal for 100m at 10.8 seconds 
  • 1969 (Yugoslavia): Won Silver Medal for 100m at 11.2 seconds
• Broken World Records for Deaf Men in Track & Field
  • 100 yards: 9.4 seconds (1965) 
  • 100m: 10.7 seconds (June 23, 1965)
  • 200m: 21.9 seconds (August 9, 1968)
• Broke American High School Records of Deaf Boys in Track & Field
  • 100 yards: 9.6 seconds (1964)
• He was the runner up Trackster of the Year in Florida in 1964.
  • High Jump: 6' 0"
  • 440 Yd Relay: 45.5 seconds
  • 880 Yd Relay: 1:35.8 (1 minute, 35.8 seconds)