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| National team | Canada women's waterpolo team | |||||||||||
| Born | February 2, 1994 Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
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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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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]
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.
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