Jump to content

Claire Wright (water polo)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Claire Wright
Personal information
National teamCanada women's waterpolo team
BornFebruary 2, 1994
Oshawa, Ontario
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team

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]
  1. ^ "Claire Wright | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Claire Wright". Olympics.com. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Claire Wright". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "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.