Joanna Frith, MBE (born 16 June 1961) is a British archer who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1961 (age 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Compound archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editSwimming
editFrith 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
editFrith 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
editFrith 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 Jessica Stretton.[6] She went on to win the silver medal behind Stretton, with fellow Brit Vicky Jenkins taking bronze.[7]
At the same Games, Frith won gold in the team compound W1 event alongside John Walker.[8]
Frith was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to archery.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Schedule & Results".
- ^ "Last Full Day Of Paralympic Competition Touched By Tragedy". Able Magazine. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N18.
- ^ "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 60. Retrieved 31 December 2016.