Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Tauranga teacher Rosemary Wright has been awarded an honorary doctorate for her sporting success.
Mrs Wright, previously known by her maiden name Stirling, won gold for Scotland in the 800m during the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games, a race which was notable for being one of the closest in the event's history, needing new photo-finish technology to determine the winner.
On June 18, the Tauranga Girls' College teacher was presented with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University of Glasgow. She was one of eight athletes deemed to have played important roles in Scotland and the Commonwealth Games in 1970 and 1986.
Mrs Wright was born in Canterbury to Scottish parents and was brought up in Whakatane, but moved to the UK as a teenager where she lived during her sporting career before returning to New Zealand.
She set a British record for the 800m at the Munich Olympics in 1972, where she finished seventh with a time of 2.00.15. Mrs Wright believed this record stood for about 33 years.