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Claire Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Claire Louise Wright [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Camberley | 5 August 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Sandhurst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | OLGA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Nigel Rendell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Sharon Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Claire Louise Wright (born 5 August 1979 in Camberley, England [2] ) is a British trampoline gymnast. Her parents, Bernie and Colin Wright are gymnastics coaches and they run the Rushmoor Gymnastics Academy. [3] She attended sixth form at Farnham College before doing a Sports Science degree at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. [4]
Wright received FIG pin for achievement at World Championships in 2000.
Wright retired after representing Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics [5] [6]
Claire is currently performing in Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, in the trampolining and track act.
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