Jo Frith
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1961 (age 63) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Compound archery | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jo Frith (born 16 June 1961) is a British archer who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Swimming
Frith was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1992, taking up swimming in 1995 as part of her rehabilitation programme. She has competed in competitive swimming, winning medals at the World Masters Games in Edmonton Canada in 2005 and in Sydney, Australia, in 2009.[1]
Archery
Frith switched to archery after watching the sport in her role as a volunteer at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London,[2] becoming a member of Great Britain's archery team in 2014.[3] Frith's first success came in the 2014 European Championships winning Gold in the Individual event. Jo won two medals at the 2015 World Para-archery Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany, earning gold in the team event alongside John Walker, and a silver in the women's individual W1 event.[4] The following year at the European Para-archery Championships in France Frith won gold in both the W1 individual and the team event, again partnered with John Walker.[5]
2016 Summer Paralympics
Frith entered the 2016 Summer Paralympics with a W1 world ranking of 2. In the individual W1 event, she scored 631 in the 72-arrow ranking round, earning her the 2nd seed, behind compatriot Jessia Stretton.[6] She will face Lia Coryell of the United States in the quarterfinals.[7]
References
- ^ "Disabled swimmer making a splash on the world stage". Somerset Live. Local World. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ Kurth, Matthius (7 September 2016). Ready for Rio: Paralympic archer Jo Frith (video). ITV News. ITV. 1:08 minutes in. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ Rashed, Hassan (24 June 2016). "Rio 2016: Glastonbury Paralympian Jo Frith looking forward to representing Team GB in archery". Somerset Live. Local World. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "GB Para-archers miss individual golds at World Championships". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Jo Frith retains W1 title for second European Para-archery gold". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Archery Women's Individual - W1 Ranking Round" (PDF). Rio 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Archery Women's Individual - W1 Final Rounds" (PDF). Rio 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.