| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Katherine Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Katherine Gillis (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (age 36) Kingston, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Attacker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Canada | 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Katherine "Kate" Wright (néeGillis) is a women'sfield hockey player from Canada. Wright was born on August 14, 1989, inKingston, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Wright is the most capped player with theCanada national team, playing 216 matches. She surpassed theStephanie Jameson's previous record of 169 matches at the2017 Women's Pan American Cup.[2] Wright has been captain of the national team since 2014.[3]
Wright has represented Canada at twoCommonwealth Games, inGlasgow 2014 andGold 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 thePan American Hockey Federation, in 2013.[5]
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