Jil Grete Walter (born 9 July 2001)[1] is a Samoan archer who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Youth Olympic Games. She is the daughter of Samoan archer Mua'ausa Walter.[2]

Jil Walter
Personal information
Born9 July 2001
Sport
Country Samoa
SportArchery
Medal record
Women's Archery
Representing  Samoa
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia recurve
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia mixed team matchplay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia matchplay
Pacific Mini Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Port Vila recurve
Silver medal – second place 2017 Port Vila mixed team matchplay

Walter started competing in archery at the age of nine.[3]

She represented Samoa at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila, Vanuatu, winning silver in both the women's individual recurve and mixed team recurve.[2]

She competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but did not advance.[4]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia she won gold in the women's recurve,[1][3][5] silver in the women's recurve matchplay, and gold (along with her father Mua'ausa Walter) in the mixed team matchplay.[6][7] Following the competition she gave one of her gold medals to Samoan Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi after he withdrew from the mixed doubles compound category to allow a younger team member to compete.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Samoa's First Gold Medal to Jil Walter on her 18th Birthday Today". Samoa Global News. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Vatapuia Maiava (27 December 2017). "Father and daughter shooting for the stars". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Samoa's first Pacific Games gold medal is in archery". RNZ. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Akash and Himani make pre-quarters at YOG". Sportstar. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ Soli Wilson (9 July 2019). "Jil Walter wins Samoa's first Pacific Games gold". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Archery". Samoa 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  7. ^ Soli Wilson (12 July 2019). "Golden moment for father and daughter team". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Samoan PM gifted gold medal by fellow archer". Samoa 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.