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Jillian Weir

Jillian Weir
Personal information
Full nameJillian Lydia Anne Weir
NationalityCanadian
Born (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)
Menlo Park, California, U.S.[1]
Home townKingston, Ontario, Canada[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Hammer throw
North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Toronto Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Freeport Hammer throw

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

  1. ^ a b "Canadian Olympic Committee profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Jillian Weir". IAAF. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ^ Ninham, Dan. "Indigenous athletes set to shine in Olympics". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Hammer Throw women". IAAF. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Canadian hammer thrower Camryn Rogers wins gold at Commonwealth Games". cbc.ca.
  8. ^ @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.


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