Toea Wisil

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Toea Wisil
Toea Wisil 2012.jpg
Toea Wisil at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 37)
Banz, Western Highlands
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
SportAthletics
Event 100 metres
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Apia 4x100 m Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Apia 4x400 m Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Nouméa 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Nouméa 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Nouméa 400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Nouméa 4x100 m Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Nouméa 4x400 m Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 4x400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia 400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia 4x400 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia 4x100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Apia 400 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 4x100 m Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Apia 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Apia 200 m
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Koror 4x400 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mata-Utu 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mata-Utu 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mata-Utu 4x100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mata-Utu 4x400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Mata-Utu 400 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Koror 400 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Koror 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Koror 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Koror 200 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Apia 4x100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Saipan 4x100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Cairns 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Cairns 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Cairns 4x100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Pepeete 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Pepeete 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Rarotonga 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Rarotonga 4x100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Cairns 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Cairns 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Cairns 4x100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Apia 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Apia 800 m medley relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Saipan 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Saipan 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Cairns 800 m medley relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Apia 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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 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]

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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

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
2004 Oceania Youth Championships Townsville, Australia 2nd200 m25.91
2nd400 m58.82
2nd800 m medley relay1:52.04
2005 Melanesian Championships Lae, Papua New Guinea 2nd100m12.42 (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 Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 5th (h)200 m25.04 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
4th (h)400 m57.55 s
South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 3rd100 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
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 6th (h)400m 56.72 s
5th4 × 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 2nd100 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
2007 Melanesian Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 2nd100m12.05 (wind: -1.8 m/s)
3rd200m24.23 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
1st4 × 400 m relay3:54.12
Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 3rd100 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
2008 Oceania Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 2nd100 m11.94 s (wind: -1.2 m/s)
2nd200 m24.45 s (wind: -2.1 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay47.27 s
2009 Melanesian Championships Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 1st100m11.80 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
2nd200m24.64 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 1st100 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 Games Delhi, India 4th100 m 11.52 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)
7th200 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 1st100 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
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 1st100 m11.90 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)
1st200 m24.45 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 1st100m11.68 (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
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 1st100m11.41 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
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.
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