About Katherine Wright
Born 1989. Katherine Wright is a field hockey player.
Katherine "Kate" Wright ( Gillis) is a women's field hockey player from Canada. Wright was born on August 14, 1989, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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. Wright has been captain of the national team since 2014.
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.
Wright has also once been named in the Pan American Elite Team by the Pan American Hockey Federation, in 2013.
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Canadian field hockey player
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Katherine Wright was born on 14 August 1989 in Kingston.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Katherine Wright. https://biography.guide/katherine-wright/
MLA: "Katherine Wright." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/katherine-wright/.
Chicago: "Katherine Wright." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/katherine-wright/.
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