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
Banz, Western Highlands
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Papua New Guinea
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 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 Moresby100 m
2015 Port Moresby200 m
2015 Port Moresby400 m
2015 Port Moresby4x400 m
2019 Apia100 m
2019 Apia200 m
2019 Apia400 m
2019 Apia4x400 m
2019 Apia4x100 m
2007 Apia 400 m
2015 Port Moresby4x100 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
2013 Mata-Utu 400 m
2005 Koror 400 m
2005 Koror 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
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.


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