Marie Wright (curler)

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Born (1960-05-09) May 9, 1960 (age 65)
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Member Association Canada
Marie Wright
Born (1960-05-09) May 9, 1960 (age 65)
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Curling career
Member Association Canada
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances
4 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances
1 (2022)
Paralympic
appearances
1 (2018)
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongChangMixed team
World Wheelchair Championship
Silver medal – second place2023 RichmondMixed Team

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.

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]

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