Marie Wright (curler)

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 Wright
Personal information
Born (1960-05-09) May 9, 1960
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportWheelchair curling
Turned pro2009
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 PyeongChang Mixed team
World Wheelchair Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Richmond Mixed Team

Early life

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

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
  1. "Marie Wright". paralympic.ca. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. Heroux, Devon (March 12, 2018). "'Superwoman' Marie Wright: Single mother of 4, paraplegic, Paralympian". cbc.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. "Sask takes first Wheelchair Curling Championship". The Reminder. April 4, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. "2016 CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS MONDAY IN REGINA". curling.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  5. "2017 CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS MONDAY IN BOUCHERVILLE". curling.ca. April 21, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. "Emotional Paralympic bronze for Moose Jaw's Marie Wright and Canadian curling team". The London Free Press. March 18, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  8. Heroux, Devon (April 1, 2018). "Marie Wright leads Saskatchewan to wheelchair curling national title". cbc.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  9. "Minor Girls Fastball Season Opens". discovermoosejaw.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  10. "Marie Wright Makes Team Canada". discovermoosejaw.com. January 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  11. "Wright, Gibson & Sask 1 Finish Fifth at Nationals". discovermoosejaw.com. May 1, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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