Jillian Weir
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| Full name | Jillian Lydia Anne Weir | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1993 Menlo Park, California, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Kingston, Ontario, Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jillian Lydia Anne Weir (born 9 February 1993) is an American-born Canadian hammer thrower[2] and member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation.[3] She competed in the women's hammer throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[4] In July 2021, Weir qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][6] She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Women's hammer throw, winning a bronze medal.[7]
Weir's father, Robert Weir represented Great Britain in the discus and hammer throw, winning multiple Commonwealth Games medals.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Canadian Olympic Committee profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Jillian Weir". IAAF. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Ninham, Dan. "Indigenous athletes set to shine in Olympics". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Hammer Throw women". IAAF. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (3 July 2021). "Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Canadian hammer thrower Camryn Rogers wins gold at Commonwealth Games". cbc.ca.
- ^ @JillianWeir (6 August 2022). "My dad, Robert Weir, won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England and now 20 years later I have won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England 🏴🥉🇨🇦" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Jillian Weir at World Athletics
- Jillian Weir at Oregon Ducks
- Jillian Weir at Athletics Canada
- Jillian Weir at Team Canada
- Jillian Weir at Olympics.com
- Jillian Weir at Olympedia (archive)
- Jillian Weir at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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