Emma Wright
Personal information | |
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National team | Canada women's waterpolo team |
Born | 16 November 1996 Lindsay, Ontario |
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Sport | |
Position | Lefty/Utility |
Club | Shadow Water Polo |
Claire Wright (b. 16 November 1996) is a Canadian water polo player.[1][2] She plays for the Canadian national women's water polo team[3] and played collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley.[4]
Career highlights[]
Youth competitor[]
Event | Rank |
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2011 Junior World Championships | 9th |
2012 Youth World Championships | 5th |
2012 Junior Pan American Games | Silver |
2013 Junior Pan American Games | Gold |
2013 Junior World Championships | 9th |
2014 FINA Youth World Championships | Silver |
2014 Junior Pan American Games | Bronze |
Senior competitor[]
Event | Rank |
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2012 Pan American Games | Silver |
2012 FINA World League Super Final | 7th |
2013 FINA World League Super Final | 8th |
2014 Junior Pan Am Games | Bronze |
2014 FINA World League Super Final | 6th |
2015 Pan American Games | Silver |
2015 FINA World Championships | 11th |
2017 FINA World League | Silver |
2017 FINA World Championships | 4th |
2018 FINA World Cup | 6th |
2018 FINA World League Super Final | 4th |
2019 FINA World League Super Final | 7th |
2019 Pan American Games | Silver |
2019 FINA World Championships | 9th |
2021 FINA World League | 4th |
2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics[]
One of 371 Canadian atheletes competing, Wright scored seven goals at her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where Team Canada finished in 7th place.[5]
Personal life[]
Wright started playing water polo at age 9. She attends the University of California, Berkeley.
Her older sister Claire also plays for Team Canada and was a member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic water polo team.[6] Her uncle Jeff Beukeboom played in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers.
References[]
- ^ "Emma WRIGHT | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Water Polo Canada - Canadian Water Polo Association Inc". wpc.stageserver.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Emma Wright". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Emma Wright - Women's Water Polo". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Emma WRIGHT". Olympics.com. 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
- 1996 births
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- Living people