Jillian Weir

Jillian Weir (born 9 February 1993) is a Canadian hammer thrower[1] of Mohawk descent.[2] She competed in the women's hammer throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[3] In July 2021, Weir qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5] She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Women's hammer throw, winning a bronze medal.[6]

Jillian Weir
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamHammer throw
North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 TorontoHammer throw
Bronze medal – third place2022 FreeportHammer throw

Weir's father, Robert Weir represented Great Britain in the discus and hammer throw, winning multiple Commonwealth Games medals.[7]

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