Claire Wright (water polo)
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| National team | Canada women's waterpolo team | |||||||||||
| Born | February 2, 1994 Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Claire Wright (born February 2, 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
[edit]Youth competitor
[edit]| Event | Rank |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Event | Rank |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]One of 371 Canadian athletes competing, Wright made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where Team Canada finished in 7th place.[3]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Claire Wright | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Claire Wright". Olympics.com. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Claire Wright". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Wright sisters soaking up all the water polo they can in lead-up to Tokyo Olympics". The Toronto Star. July 13, 2021. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Olympic water polo players for Canada
- Canadian female water polo players
- Sportspeople from Oshawa
- Aquatic sportspeople from Ontario
- Water polo players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in water polo
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
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