Claire Wright (water polo player)
Personal information | |
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National team | Canada women's waterpolo team |
Born | 2 February 1994 Oshawa, Ontario |
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Claire Wright (b. 2 February 1994) is a Canadian water polo player.[1] She plays for the Canadian national women's water polo team, and also played collegiately at Loyola Marymount University.[2]
Career highlights[]
Youth competitor[]
Event | Rank |
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2011 Youth Pan American Championships | Gold |
2011 Junior Pan American Games | Gold |
2012 Junior Pan American Championships | Silver |
2012 FINA Youth World Championships | 5th |
2013 Junior Pan American Games | Gold |
2013 FISU World University Games | 4th |
2013 FINA Junior World Championships | 9th |
Senior competitor[]
Event | Rank |
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2014 FINA World League | 6th |
2015 Pan American Games | Silver |
2017 FINA World League | Silver |
2019 FINA World Championships | 9th |
2021 FINA World League | 4th |
2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics[]
One of 371 Canadian atheletes competing, Wright made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where Team Canada finished in 7th place.[3]
Personal life[]
Wright started playing water polo at age 16. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2018 with a degree in Health and Human Sciences.
Her younger sister Emma also plays for Team Canada.[4] Her uncle Jeff Beukeboom played in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers.
References[]
- ^ "Claire WRIGHT | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Claire WRIGHT". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Claire Wright". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Wright sisters soaking up all the water polo they can in lead-up to Tokyo Olympics". The Toronto Star. 2021-07-13. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
Categories:
- Canadian water polo biography stubs
- Olympic water polo players of Canada
- Canadian water polo players
- 1994 births
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- Living people