Jil Walter Explained

Birth Date:9 July 2001
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Sport:Archery

Jil Grete Walter (born 9 July 2001)[1] is a Samoan archer who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Youth Olympic Games. She is the daughter of Samoan archer Mua'ausa Walter.

Walter started competing in archery at the age of nine.[2]

She represented Samoa at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila, Vanuatu, winning silver in both the women's individual recurve and mixed team recurve.[3]

She competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but did not advance.[4]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia she won gold in the women's recurve,[1] [2] [5] silver in the women's recurve matchplay, and gold (along with her father Mua'ausa Walter) in the mixed team matchplay.[6] [7] Following the competition she gave one of her gold medals to Samoan Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi after he withdrew from the mixed doubles compound category to allow a younger team member to compete.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samoa’s First Gold Medal to Jil Walter on her 18th Birthday Today . Samoa Global News . 9 July 2009 . 16 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Samoa's first Pacific Games gold medal is in archery . RNZ . 10 July 2019 . 16 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Father and daughter shooting for the stars . Samoa Observer . 27 December 2017 . Vatapuia Maiava . 16 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Akash and Himani make pre-quarters at YOG . Sportstar . 15 October 2018 . 16 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Jil Walter wins Samoa's first Pacific Games gold . Soli Wilson . Samoa Observer . 9 July 2019 . 16 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Archery . Samoa 2019 . 16 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Golden moment for father and daughter team . Samoa Observer . 12 July 2019 . Soli Wilson . 16 July 2022.
  8. Web site: Samoan PM gifted gold medal by fellow archer . Samoa 2019 . 16 July 2022.