Marie Wright (curler)

Canadian wheelchair curler (born 1960) Marie WrightCurlerBorn (1960-05-09) May 9, 1960 (age 66)Oxbow, Saskatchewan, CanadaCurling career Member Association CanadaWorld Wheelchair Championshipappearances4 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Championshipappearances1 (2022)Paralympicappearances1 (2018) Medal record Wheelchair curling Representing Canada Paralympic Games 2018 PyeongChang Mixed team World Wheelchair Championship 2023 Richmond Mixed Team Marie Wright (born May 9, 1960) is a Canadian wheelchair curler. Wright helped Canada win a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in South Korea in 2018. Early life Wright was born on May 9, 1960, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. On August 20, 1988, Wright, two of her daughters, and her niece and nephew were in a car accident. She was left paraplegic and one of her daughters had a serious head injury. Her husband left her two years later and she raised her four daughters on her own. Career Wright began para-curling in 2008 and played for Team Saskatchewan at their first Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship. Within two years, she achieved her Level 1 Officiation certification and volunteered at the 2010 Saskatchewa