Toea Wisil

Toea Wisil

Toea Wisil at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 37) Banz, Western Highlands
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Papua New Guinea
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 metres 200 metres
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing   Papua New Guinea Pacific Games 2007 Apia 4x100 m Relay 2007 Apia 4x400 m Relay 2011 Nouméa 100 m 2011 Nouméa 200 m 2011 Nouméa 400 m 2011 Nouméa 4x100 m Relay 2011 Nouméa 4x400 m Relay 2015 Port Moresby 100 m 2015 Port Moresby 200 m 2015 Port Moresby 400 m 2015 Port Moresby 4x400 m Relay 2019 Apia 100 m 2019 Apia 200 m 2019 Apia 400 m 2019 Apia 4x400 m Relay 2019 Apia 4x100 m Relay 2007 Apia 400 m 2015 Port Moresby 4x100 m Relay 2007 Apia 100 m 2007 Apia 200 m (South) Pacific Mini Games 2005 Koror 4x400 m Relay 2013 Mata-Utu 100 m 2013 Mata-Utu 200 m 2013 Mata-Utu 4x100 m Relay 2013 Mata-Utu 4x400 m Relay 2017 Vanuatu 100 m 2022 Northern Mariana Islands 100 m 2022 Northern Mariana Islands 200 m 2022 Northern Mariana Islands 4x100 m Relay 2022 Northern Mariana Islands 4x400 m Relay 2005 Koror 400 m 2005 Koror 4x100 m Relay 2005 Koror 400 m 2005 Koror 4x100 m Relay 2013 Mata-Utu 400 m 2013 Mata-Utu 400 m 2017 Vanuatu 200 m 2017 Vanuatu 4x100 m Relay 2005 Koror 100 m 2005 Koror 200 m Oceania Championships 2006 Apia 4x100 m Relay 2008 Saipan 4x100 m Relay 2010 Cairns 100 m 2010 Cairns 200 m 2010 Cairns 4x100 m Relay 2013 Pepeete 100 m 2013 Pepeete 200 m 2014 Rarotonga 100 m 2014 Rarotonga 4x100 m Relay 2015 Cairns 100 m 2015 Cairns 200 m 2015 Cairns 4x100 m Relay 2017 Fiji 100 m 2017 Fiji 200 m 2006 Apia 100 m 2006 Apia 800 m medley Relay 2008 Saipan 100 m 2008 Saipan 200 m 2015 Cairns 800 m medley Relay 2006 Apia 200 m 2006 Apia 400 m
Updated on 23 August 2016

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 quarter final, 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]

Personal life

Her brother Pais Wisil also holds national sprint records and represented their country at international level. Additionally, their older brother Kupun represented Papua New Guinea in the 100 metres at two Commonwealth Games. ^{[5] [6]}

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Papua New Guinea
2004	Oceania Youth Championships	Townsville, Australia	2nd	200 m	25.91
			2nd	400 m	58.82
			2nd	800 m medley relay	1:52.04
2005	Melanesian Championships	Lae, Papua New Guinea	2nd	100m	12.42 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
			2nd	200m	25.70 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
			2nd	400m	57.28
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	49.04
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:57.01
	World Youth Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	5th (h)	200 m	25.04 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			4th (h)	400 m	57.55 s
	South Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	3rd	100 m	12.43 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			3rd	200 m	25.65 s w(wind: +2.1 m/s)
			2nd	400 m	57.91 s
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	49.16 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:58.97 min
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	6th (h)	400m	56.72 s
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:47.88 min NR
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	47th (h)	100 m	12.17 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			19th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	48.40 s
	Oceania Championships	Apia, Samoa	2nd	100 m	12.03 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)
			3rd	200 m	24.53 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)
			3rd	400 m	57.26 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	48.30 s
			2nd	Mixed 800 m medley relay	1:37.95 min
2007	Melanesian Championships	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	2nd	100m	12.05 (wind: -1.8 m/s)
			3rd	200m	24.23 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:54.12
	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	3rd	100 m	12.00 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			3rd	200 m	24.34 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			2nd	400 m	55.15 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.99 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.55 min GR
2008	Oceania Championships	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	2nd	100 m	11.94 s (wind: -1.2 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	24.45 s (wind: -2.1 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	47.27 s
2009	Melanesian Championships	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	1st	100m	11.80 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
			2nd	200m	24.64 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
2010	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	1st	100 m	11.85 s (wind: +1.0 m/s)
			1st	200 m	23.63 s w(wind: +2.6 m/s)
			4th	400 m	55.87 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	46.86 s CR
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	4th	100 m	11.52 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)
			7th	200 m	23.84 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)
			5th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.40 min NR
2011	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	1st	100 m	11.96 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			1st	200 m	24.61 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
			1st	400 m	54.94 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	46.30 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.32 min
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	4th (h)	100 m	11.27 s w(wind: +2.2 m/s)
2013	Oceania Championships	Papeete, French Polynesia	1st	100 m	11.90 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)
			1st	200 m	24.45 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	31st (h)	100m	11.61 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			44th (h)	200m	24.23 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
	Pacific Mini Games	Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna	1st	100m	11.68 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			1st	200m	24.12 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
			2nd	400m	57.58
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	46.75
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:52.82
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th (sf)	100m	11.44 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			21st (sf)	200m	24.48 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
			12th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:46.26
2015	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	1st	100m	11.41 w(wind: +2.9 m/s)
			1st	200m	23.71 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
			—	400m	DNF
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	46.31
			2nd	Mixed 800m sprint medley relay	1:36.08
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	27th (h)	100 m	11.41
			42nd (h)	200 m	23.93

References

1. BBC Sport
2. Toea Wisil - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation , retrieved 21 May 2015
3. Staff (27 July 2012). "Wisil to be Team PNG Flag Bearer for Olympic Games". Athletics PNG . Retrieved 27 July 2012.
4. "Wisil completes historic Pacific Games sprint triple-triple with 200m gold".
5. "Wisil targets more history in Tokyo after tasting global stage in Nanjing". World Athletics. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
6. "Program: PNG sprinter breaks 30-year track record". abc.net.au. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

External links

• Toea Wisil at World Athletics
• Toea Wisil at Olympics.com
• Toea Wisil at Olympedia
• Toea Wisil at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Toea Wisil at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Toea Wisil at World Athletics
• Sports reference biography

Olympic Games
Preceded by Ryan Pini	Flagbearer for   Papua New Guinea London 2012	Succeeded by Ryan Pini