Toea Wisil Explained

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Birth Date:1988 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Banz, Western Highlands
Weight:63kg (139lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 metres
Updated:23 August 2016

Toea Wisil (1 January 1988) is an athlete from Papua New Guinea who specializes in sprints.[1] She was selected as her nation's flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[2] In her race, she impressed American TV announcer Ato Bolden by running an eased up 11.60 into a strong headwind, the number one qualifier from the preliminary round of the 100 m. She was equally impressive in the quarterfinal, beating the field including Allyson Felix out of the blocks and coming within .05 of qualifying to the semi-final round, finishing ahead of athletes that did not need to run in the preliminary round.During the Pacific Games, she won a triple-triple individual gold, 100 m, 200 m and 400 m, during 3 different editions, 2011, 2015 and 2019.[3]

Personal bests

Achievements

Representing
2004Oceania Youth ChampionshipsTownsville, Australiabgcolor=silver2nd200 m25.91
bgcolor=silver2nd400 m58.82
bgcolor=silver2nd800 m medley relay1:52.04
2005Melanesian ChampionshipsLae, Papua New Guineabgcolor=silver2nd100m12.42 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd200m25.70 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd400m57.28
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay49.04
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:57.01
World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco5th (h)200 m25.04 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
4th (h)400 m57.55 s
South Pacific Mini GamesKoror, Palau3rd100 m12.43 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
3rd200 m25.65 s w (wind: +2.1 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd400 m57.91 s
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay49.16 s
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:58.97 min
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia6th (h)400m56.72 s
5th4 × 400 m relay3:47.88 min NR
World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China47th (h)100 m12.17 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
19th (h)4 × 100 m relay48.40 s
Oceania ChampionshipsApia, Samoabgcolor=silver2nd100 m12.03 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)
3rd200 m24.53 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)
3rd400 m57.26 s
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay48.30 s
bgcolor=silver2ndMixed 800 m medley relay1:37.95 min
2007Melanesian ChampionshipsCairns, Queensland, Australiabgcolor=silver2nd100m12.05 (wind: -1.8 m/s)
3rd200m24.23 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:54.12
Pacific GamesApia, Samoa3rd100 m12.00 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
3rd200 m24.34 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd400 m55.15 s
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay45.99 s
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:40.55 min GR
2008Oceania ChampionshipsSaipan, Northern Mariana Islandsbgcolor=silver2nd100 m11.94 s (wind: -1.2 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd200 m24.45 s (wind: -2.1 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay47.27 s
2009Melanesian ChampionshipsGold Coast, Queensland, Australiabgcolor=gold1st100m11.80 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd200m24.64 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
2010Oceania ChampionshipsCairns, Australiabgcolor=gold1st100 m11.85 s (wind: +1.0 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st200 m23.63 s w (wind: +2.6 m/s)
4th400 m55.87 s
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay46.86 s CR
Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India4th100 m11.52 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)
7th200 m23.84 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)
5th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:40.40 min NR
2011Pacific GamesNouméa, New Caledoniabgcolor=gold1st100 m11.96 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st200 m24.61 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st400 m54.94 s
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay46.30 s
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:45.32 min
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom4th (h)100 m11.27 s w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
2013Oceania ChampionshipsPapeete, French Polynesiabgcolor=gold1st100 m11.90 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st200 m24.45 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia31st (h)100m11.61 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
44th (h)200m24.23 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
Pacific Mini GamesMata-Utu, Wallis and Futunabgcolor=gold1st100m11.68 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st200m24.12 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd400m57.58
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay46.75
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:52.82
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom10th (sf)100m11.44 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
21st (sf)200m24.48 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
12th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:46.26
2015Oceania ChampionshipsCairns, Queensland, Australiabgcolor=gold1st100m11.41 w (wind: +2.9 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st200m23.71 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
400mDNF
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay46.31
bgcolor=silver2ndMixed 800m sprint medley relay1:36.08
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom27th (h)100 m11.41
42nd (h)200 m23.93

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/7b145dbc-af43-4175-8a7e-688dd57abd78 BBC Sport
  2. News: Staff . 27 July 2012 . Wisil to be Team PNG Flag Bearer for Olympic Games . . 27 July 2012.
  3. Web site: Wisil completes historic Pacific Games sprint triple-triple with 200m gold.