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Jo Frith

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Jo Frith, born Joanna Frith on 16 June 1961, is a British archer who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1992 and took up swimming in 1995 as part of her rehabilitation, winning medals at the World Masters Games in Edmonton in 2005 and in Sydney in 2009. She then switched to archery after watching the sport as a volunteer. At the 2015 World Para-archery Championships in Donaueschingen she won team gold alongside John Walker and silver in the women's individual W1, and she won gold in the team compound W1 event alongside John Walker at the 2016 Games.

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Birth Year
1961 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 1
Gold Medals
1 1
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Para or Adaptive 1
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Joanna Frith (born 16 June 1961) is a British archer who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
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    Joanna Frith (born 16 June 1961) is a British archer who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
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    At the same Games, Frith won gold in the team compound W1 event alongside John Walker.
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