Claire Wright (b. 16 November 1996) is a Canadian

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player. She plays for the Canadian national women's water polo team and played collegiately at the

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Career highlights

Youth competitor

Senior competitor

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics

One of 371 Canadian athletes competing, Wright scored seven goals at her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where Team Canada finished in 7th place.

Personal life

Wright started playing water polo at age 9. She attends the

. Her older sister

Claire Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire * Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Q ...

also plays for Team Canada and was a member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic water polo team. Her uncle

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played in the NHL for the

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and

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References

Olympic water polo players of Canada Canadian female water polo players 1996 births Sportspeople from Ontario Living people Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Canada-waterpolo-bio-stub