Katherine "Kate" Wright (née Gillis) is a women's field hockey player from Canada. Wright was born on August 14, 1989, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[1]
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| Full name | Katherine Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
Katherine Gillis 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 | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Canada | 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wright is the most capped player with the Canada national team, playing 216 matches. She surpassed the Stephanie Jameson's previous record of 169 matches at the 2017 Women's Pan American Cup. [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
edit- ^ "Kate Wright (Gillis)". Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "USA, Canada earn shutout wins, Leonas edge Chile to top Pool B". www.panamhockey.org. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Kate Wright (Gillis) at the International Hockey Federation
- Kate Wright (Gillis) at Team Canada
- Katherine Gillis at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (2010, 2014)
- Katherine Wright at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Katherine Wright at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
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