Toea Wisil

Toea Wisil (1 January 1988) is an athlete from Papua New Guinea who specializes in sprints.[1][2] She was selected as her nation's flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[3] 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.[4]

Toea Wisil
Toea Wisil at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 36)
Banz, Western Highlands
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Papua New Guinea
SportAthletics
Event100 metres
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia 4x100 m Relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia 4x400 m Relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa 4x100 m Relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa 4x400 m Relay
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby100 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby200 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby400 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby4x400 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia100 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia200 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia400 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia4x400 m
Silver medal – second place2019 Apia4x100 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Apia 400 m
Silver medal – second place2015 Port Moresby4x100 m Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Apia 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Apia 200 m
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place2005 Koror 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2013 Mata-Utu 100 m
Gold medal – first place2013 Mata-Utu 200 m
Gold medal – first place2013 Mata-Utu 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2013 Mata-Utu 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2013 Mata-Utu 400 m
Silver medal – second place2005 Koror 400 m
Silver medal – second place2005 Koror 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2005 Koror 100 m
Bronze medal – third place2005 Koror 200 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Apia 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2008 Saipan 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2010 Cairns 100 m
Gold medal – first place2010 Cairns 200 m
Gold medal – first place2010 Cairns 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2013 Pepeete 100 m
Gold medal – first place2013 Pepeete 200 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Rarotonga 100 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Rarotonga 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2015 Cairns 100 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Cairns 200 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Cairns 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2006 Apia 100 m
Silver medal – second place2006 Apia 800 m medley relay
Silver medal – second place2008 Saipan 100 m
Silver medal – second place2008 Saipan 200 m
Silver medal – second place2015 Cairns 800 m medley relay
Bronze medal – third place2006 Apia 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2006 Apia 400 m
Updated on 23 August 2016

Personal bests

  • 100 m: 11.29 s NR (wind: +1.9 m/s) Suva, 9 July 2016
  • 200 m: 23.13 s NR (wind: +1.5 m/s) Canberra, 12 March 2017
  • 400 m: 53.19 s NR Gold Coast, 14 August 2010

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
2004Oceania Youth ChampionshipsTownsville, Australia2nd200 m25.91
2nd400 m58.82
2nd800 m medley relay1:52.04
2005Melanesian ChampionshipsLae, Papua New Guinea2nd100m12.42 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
2nd200m25.70 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2nd400m57.28
1st4 × 100 m relay49.04
1st4 × 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)
2nd400 m57.91 s
2nd4 × 100 m relay49.16 s
1st4 × 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, Samoa2nd100 m12.03 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)
3rd200 m24.53 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)
3rd400 m57.26 s
1st4 × 100 m relay48.30 s
2ndMixed 800 m medley relay1:37.95 min
2007Melanesian ChampionshipsCairns, Queensland, Australia2nd100m12.05 (wind: -1.8 m/s)
3rd200m24.23 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
1st4 × 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)
2nd400 m55.15 s
1st4 × 100 m relay45.99 s
1st4 × 400 m relay3:40.55 min GR
2008Oceania ChampionshipsSaipan, Northern Mariana Islands2nd100 m11.94 s (wind: -1.2 m/s)
2nd200 m24.45 s (wind: -2.1 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay47.27 s
2009Melanesian ChampionshipsGold Coast, Queensland, Australia1st100m11.80 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
2nd200m24.64 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
2010Oceania ChampionshipsCairns, Australia1st100 m11.85 s (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1st200 m23.63 s w (wind: +2.6 m/s)
4th400 m55.87 s
1st4 × 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 Caledonia1st100 m11.96 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
1st200 m24.61 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
1st400 m54.94 s
1st4 × 100 m relay46.30 s
1st4 × 400 m relay3:45.32 min
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom4th (h)100 m11.27 s w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
2013Oceania ChampionshipsPapeete, French Polynesia1st100 m11.90 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)
1st200 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 Futuna1st100m11.68 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
1st200m24.12 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
2nd400m57.58
1st4 × 100 m relay46.75
1st4 × 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, Australia1st100m11.41 w (wind: +2.9 m/s)
1st200m23.71 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
400mDNF
1st4 × 100 m relay46.31
2ndMixed 800m sprint medley relay1:36.08
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom27th (h)100 m11.41
42nd (h)200 m23.93

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Papua New Guinea
London 2012
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