Katherine Wright (field hockey)
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| Full name | Katherine Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
14 August 1989 Kingston, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Attacker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Canada | 187 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Katherine 'Kate' Wright (née Gills) is a women's field hockey player from Canada. Wright was born on August 14 1989, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Wright is the most capped player with the Canada national team, playing 187 matches. She surpassed the previous record of 169 matches at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster, United States.[2] Wright has been captain of the national team since 2014.[3]
Wright has represented Canada at two Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018. At the 2018 event, Wright captained Canada to their best finish in the tournament's history, coming in fifth place.[4]
Wright has also once been named in the Pan American Elite Team by the Pan American Hockey Federation, in 2013.[5]
References
- ↑ "Kate Wright (Gillis)". Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "2017 Pan American Cup - Women". FIH. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "WRIGHT Kate". FIH. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "Katherine WRIGHT". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "PAHF announces 2013 Pan American Elite Teams". PAHF. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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