Mua'ausa Joseph Siegfried Walter (born December 15, 1961) is a Samoan archer. He was the first Samoan to compete in archery at the Olympic Games, and has also represented Samoa at the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Games. He is the father of Samoan archer Jil Walter.[1] He is president of the Samoa Archery Federation.[2]
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| Born | December 15, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editWalter was educated at the University of Glamorgan in Wales, graduating with a master's degree in engineering.[3] In 1998 he was appointed deputy general manager for the Samoa Electric Power Corporation, before becoming chief executive from 2003 to 2011.[3][4] He later worked for the International Institute for Energy Conservation, and as a consultant.[3] He serves on the council of the National University of Samoa,[3] and as chair of the board of the Samoa Fire & Emergencies Services.[5]
2008 Summer Olympics
editAt the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Muaausa finished his ranking round with a total of 563 points, which gave him the 64th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced first seed Juan René Serrano in the first round. Serrano won the match by 116-88 and Muaausa was eliminated. Serrano would lose the match for the bronze medal against Bair Badënov.[6]
2010 Commonwealth Games
editWalter represented Samoa at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, but did not advance.[7]
Pacific Games
editHe represented Samoa at the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, winning silver (alongside Andrew Ah Liki and Tuala Oli Ah Him) in the team competition[8] and bronze in the individual recurve.[9]
At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila, Vanuatu, winning silver (alongside his daughter Jil Walter) in the mixed team recurve.[1] He was paired with her again at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, this time winning gold.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Vatapuia Maiava (27 December 2017). "Father and daughter shooting for the stars". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ a b Soli Wilson (12 July 2019). "Golden moment for father and daughter team". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "The National University of Samoa (NUS) Council". National University of Samoa. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Samoa government endorses renewable energy programme for electricity supply". RNZ. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Samoa Fire & Emergencies Services". Samoa Ministry for Public Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Athlete biography: Joseph Walter Muaausa Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug, 19 2008
- ^ "Participant Information: WALTER Muaausa Joseph". Delhi 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "PM wins silver, as teams tested for depth". XIII South Pacific Games. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007.
- ^ "SPG archery ends with gold and friendship". XIII South Pacific Games. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007.
