Mua'ausa Joseph Siegfried Walter (born December 15, 1961) is

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

. He was the first Samoan to compete in archery at the Olympic Games, and has also represented Samoa at the

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and

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. He is the father of Samoan archer Jil Walter. He is president of the Samoa Archery Federation.

Career

Walter was educated at the

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, graduating with a master's degree in engineering. In 1998 he was appointed deputy general manager for the Samoa Electric Power Corporation, before becoming chief executive from 2003 to 2011. He later worked for the International Institute for Energy Conservation, and as a consultant. He serves on the council of the

National University of Samoa The National University of Samoa (''Lē Iunivesitē Aoao o Sāmoa'') is the only national university in Samoa. Established in 1984 by an act of parliament, it is coeducational and provides certificate, diploma, and undergraduate degree programs, as ...

, and as chair of the board of the Samoa Fire & Emergencies Services.

2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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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 Juan René Serrano Gutiérrez (born 23 February 1984 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is an athlete from Mexico. He competes in archery. Serrano competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, ad ...

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 Bair Badënov (russian: Баи́р Доржи́евич Бадёнов, ''Baír Dorzhíyevich Badyónov'', ; born June 28, 1976, in Zugalay, now Zabaykalsky Krai) is a Russian archer. Badënov was a World Champion among Youth in 1993, a Europe ...

.Athlete biography: Joseph Walter Muaausa
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2010 Commonwealth Games

Walter represented Samoa at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, ...

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, but did not advance.

Pacific Games

He represented Samoa at the

2007 South Pacific Games The 2007 South Pacific Games were held in Apia, Samoa, from 25 August to 8 September 2007. The Games were the thirteenth to be held since the inception of the South Pacific Games in 1963, and included traditional multi-sport event disciplines, s ...

in Apia, winning silver (alongside Andrew Ah Liki and Tuala Oli Ah Him) in the team competition and bronze in the individual recurve. At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in

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, winning silver (alongside his daughter Jil Walter) in the mixed team recurve. He was paired with her again at the 2019 Pacific Games in

Apia Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. ...

, this time winning gold.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walter, Mua'ausa Joseph Siegfried Living people 1961 births Alumni of the University of Glamorgan Samoan civil servants Samoan male archers Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Samoa Commonwealth Games competitors for Samoa Pacific Games gold medalists for Samoa Pacific Games silver medalists for Samoa Pacific Games bronze medalists for Samoa