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Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 February 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Weir's father, Robert Weir represented Great Britain in the discus and hammer throw, winning multiple Commonwealth Games medals.[7]