WRIGHT Emma

Date of Birth: 16 Nov 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: LINDSAY, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : MONTREAL, QC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Water Polo	Women CAN Canada	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #01 CAN Canada 5 AUS Australia 8	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #07 ESP Spain 14 CAN Canada 10	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #09 CAN Canada 21 RSA South Africa 1	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #19 NED Netherlands 16 CAN Canada 12	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Quarterfinal #24 CAN Canada 5 USA United States 16	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Classification 5th-8th #26 AUS Australia 14 CAN Canada 12	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Classification 7th-8th #29 CHN China 7 CAN Canada 16	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2017	Budapest, HUN
8	Women	2013	Barcelona, ESP
9	Women	2019	Gwangju, KOR
11	Women	2015	Kazan, RUS

World League - Super Final

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2017	Shanghai, CHN
3	Women	2018	Kunshan, CHN
4	Women	2021	Athens, GRE
7	Women	2019	Budapest, HUN

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women	2018	Surgut, RUS

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	Lima, PER

Em, Emma Lou (olympic.ca, 26 Aug 2019)

Drawing, painting, hanging out with friends. (waterpolo.ca, 01 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Health Administration - University of California, Berkeley, United States of America

Languages spoken:

English, French

David Paradelo [national], CAN

Sporting relatives:

Her older sister Claire competed for Canada in water polo at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. Her other older sister Rebecca played for the Canadian water polo teams at age-group level. Her uncle Jeff Beukeboom played ice hockey in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jan 2020; thepeterboroughexaminer.com, 20 Sep 2019; calbears.com, 01 Sep 2019; mykawartha.com, 30 Jun 2011)

She began playing water polo at age nine. (olympic.ca, 26 Aug 2019)

She was forced to attend her sister's water polo training sessions so she decided to play the sport as well. (olympic.ca, 26 Aug 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (thepeterboroughexaminer.com, 20 Sep 2019)

Her mother, her oldest sister. (olympic.ca, 26 Aug 2019; waterpolo.ca, 01 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short." (Facebook profile, 25 Dec 2019)

General Interest

General
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
She took a leave of absence from competing for University of California Berkeley during the 2019/20 season to focus on training with the Canadian team in preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (dailycal.org, 13 Jan 2020)

AMBASSADOR
She has served as an ambassador for the 'Just Like a Girl' charity in Canada which encourages girls to get involved in sports. (justlikeagirl.ca, 01 Jan 2015)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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