Claire Wright (gymnast)
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Claire Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Claire Louise Wright[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Camberley | 5 August 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Sandhurst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | OLGA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Nigel Rendell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Sharon Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Claire Louise Wright (born 5 August 1979 in Camberley, England[2]) is a British trampoline gymnast. Her parents, Bernie and Colin Wright are gymnastics coaches and they run the Rushmoor Gymnastics Academy.[3] She attended sixth form at Farnham College before doing a Sports Science degree at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.[4]
Wright received FIG pin for achievement at World Championships in 2000.
Wright retired after representing Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics[5][6]
Claire is currently performing in Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, in the trampolining and track act.
Titles
- British Champion 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- World Championships 2001, bronze medallist team and individual.
- Nine times World Cup Synchro Champion.
- World Cup Final 1st 2002. Synchro
- World Cup individual Champion 2002, Canada.
- World Cup Individual Champion 2004, Moscow
- World Cup Individual Champion 2005, Sofia
References
- ^ "Women Sport Report". Retrieved 19 July 2008.
- ^ "Athlete Profile - Claire Wright". Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
- ^ "Biogs.com: Reliable Biographies". Biogs. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Claire Wright - Gymnastics Trampoline - News, Olympic Results and History". teamgb.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Team GB". Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
- ^ "Wright to bow out after Beijing". BBC News. 29 July 2008.
- ^ "Meet Claire Wright 9x World Cup Synchro Champion". Women's Sport - Women's sport news. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
External links
- Claire Wright at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Claire Wright at Olympics.com
- Claire Wright at the World Games
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