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]
Careeredit
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]
Referencesedit
^ ab"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.
marie, wright, curler, marie, wright, born, 1960, canadian, wheelchair, curler, wright, helped, canada, bronze, medal, 2018, winter, paralympics, south, korea, 2018, marie, wrightpersonal, informationborn, 1960, 1960, moose, saskatchewan, canadasportcountry, c. 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 Marie WrightPersonal informationBorn 1960 05 09 May 9 1960 age 63 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan CanadaSportCountry CanadaSportWheelchair curlingTurned pro2009Medal record Wheelchair curling Representing Canada Paralympic Games 2018 PyeongChang Mixed team World Wheelchair Championship 2023 Richmond Mixed Team Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editWright 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 editWright 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 amp Sask 1 Finish Fifth at Nationals discovermoosejaw com May 1 2019 Retrieved December 16 2019 External links editMarie Wright at World Curling nbsp Marie Wright at Paralympic org nbsp Marie Wright at the Canadian Paralympic Committee nbsp Marie Wright at the Canadian Paralympic Committee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marie Wright curler amp oldid 1157044874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
