Marie Wright (curler)
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| Born | May 9, 1960 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair curling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
Wright was born on May 9, 1960, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.[1] 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 with a serious head injury. Her husband left her two years later and she raised her four daughters on her own.[2]
Career[edit]
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 Saskatchewan Winter Games curling competition as a timer.[1] During the 2012 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship, Wright helped Team Saskatchewan win their first national wheelchair title.[3]
Wright competed with Team Saskatchewan at the 2016 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship[4] and 2017 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship.[5] On December 8, 2017, Wright was named to Team Canada's roster for the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[6] She helped Canada take home a bronze medal in a win over South Korea on March 17, 2018.[7] Later that year, Wright became the first female skip to win a national wheelchair title as Team Saskatchewan went 11–0 to win the 2018 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship.[8] During the summer, Wright coached an all-girls softball team within the Moose Jaw Minor Girls Fastball League.[9]
On January 16, 2019, Wright was again named to Team Saskatchewan's roster for the 2019 Wheelchair Curling World Championships,[10] where the team finished fifth.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Marie Wright". paralympic.ca. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ Heroux, Devon (March 12, 2018). "'Superwoman' Marie Wright: Single mother of 4, paraplegic, Paralympian". cbc.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Sask takes first Wheelchair Curling Championship". The Reminder. April 4, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "2016 CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS MONDAY IN REGINA". curling.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "2017 CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS MONDAY IN BOUCHERVILLE". curling.ca. April 21, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CURLING TEAM SELECTED FOR NOMINATION TO CANADIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE FOR 2018 WINTER PARALYMPIC GAMES". curling.ca. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Emotional Paralympic bronze for Moose Jaw's Marie Wright and Canadian curling team". The London Free Press. March 18, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Heroux, Devon (April 1, 2018). "Marie Wright leads Saskatchewan to wheelchair curling national title". cbc.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Minor Girls Fastball Season Opens". discovermoosejaw.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Marie Wright Makes Team Canada". discovermoosejaw.com. January 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Wright, Gibson & Sask 1 Finish Fifth at Nationals". discovermoosejaw.com. May 1, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
