| Emma Wright | |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| National Team: | Canada women's waterpolo team |
| Birth Date: | November 16, 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Lindsay, Ontario |
| Height: | 180cm |
| Weight: | 82kg |
| Position: | Lefty/Utility |
| Club: | Shadow Water Polo |
Emma Wright (born November 16, 1996) is a Canadian water polo player.[1] [2] She plays for the Canadian national women's water polo team[3] and played collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley.[4]
| Event | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Junior World Championships | 9th | |
| 2012 Youth World Championships | 5th | |
| 2012 Junior Pan American Games | Silver | |
| 2013 Junior Pan American Games | Gold | |
| 2013 Junior World Championships | 9th | |
| 2014 FINA Youth World Championships | Silver | |
| 2014 Junior Pan American Games | Bronze |
| 2012 Pan American Games | Silver | |
| 2012 FINA World League Super Final | 7th | |
| 2013 FINA World League Super Final | 8th | |
| 2014 Junior Pan Am Games | Bronze | |
| 2014 FINA World League Super Final | 6th | |
| 2015 Pan American Games | Silver | |
| 2015 FINA World Championships | 11th | |
| 2017 FINA World League | Silver | |
| 2017 FINA World Championships | 4th | |
| 2018 FINA World Cup | 6th | |
| 2018 FINA World League Super Final | 4th | |
| 2019 FINA World League Super Final | 7th | |
| 2019 Pan American Games | Silver | |
| 2019 FINA World Championships | 9th | |
| 2021 FINA World League | 4th |
One of 371 Canadian athletes competing, Wright scored seven goals at her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where Team Canada finished in 7th place.[5]
Wright started playing water polo at age 9. She attends the University of California, Berkeley.
Her older sister Claire also plays for Team Canada and was a member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic water polo team.[6] Her uncle Jeff Beukeboom played in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers.