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Canadian hammer thrower From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jillian Lydia Anne Weir (born 9 February 1993) is an American-born Canadian hammer thrower[2] of Mohawk descent.[3] She competed in the women's hammer throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[4] In July 2021, Weir qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][6] She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Women's hammer throw, winning a bronze medal.[7]
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Full name | Jillian Lydia Anne Weir | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Menlo Park, California, U.S.[1] | 9 February 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Kingston, Ontario, Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weir's father, Robert Weir represented Great Britain in the discus and hammer throw, winning multiple Commonwealth Games medals.[8]
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