Emma Wright (born November 16, 1996) is a Canadian water polo player. She plays for the Canadian national women's water polo team and played collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley.
Career highlights
Youth competitor EventRank2011 Junior World Championships9th2012 Youth World Championships5th2012 Junior Pan American GamesSilver2013 Junior Pan American GamesGold2013 Junior World Championships9th2014 FINA Youth World ChampionshipsSilver2014 Junior Pan American GamesBronze
Senior competitor +EventRank2012 Pan American GamesSilver2012 FINA World League Super Final7th2013 FINA World League Super Final8th2014 Junior Pan Am GamesBronze2014 FINA World League Super Final6th2015 Pan American GamesSilver2015 FINA World Championships11th2017 FINA World LeagueSilver2017 FINA World Championships4th2018 FINA World Cup6th2018 FINA World League Super Final4th 2019 FINA World League Super Final7th2019 Pan American GamesSilver2019 FINA World Championships9th2021 FINA World League4th
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 University of California, Berkeley.
Her older sister Claire also plays for Team Canada and was a member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic water polo team. Her uncle Jeff Beukeboom played in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers.
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