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
EventHammer throw
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
2022 BirminghamHammer throw
North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships
2018 TorontoHammer throw
2022 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 ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ" (Tweet) โ€“ via Twitter.
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