Britany Anderson

Britany Anderson

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hurdling, sprint
Coached by	Marco Airale
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100 m hurdles: 12.31
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Jamaica World Championships 2022 Eugene 100 m hurdles World U20 Championships 2018 Tampere 100 m hurdles World U18 Championships 2017 Nairobi 100 m hurdles Carifta Games Youth (U18) 2017 Willemstad 100 m hurdles 2016 St. George's Long jump 2016 St. George's 200 m

Britany Anderson (born 3 January 2001) is a Jamaican athlete.[1]

Career

Anderson, the 2017 world U18 champion, who won silver at the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships,[2] twice broke the world U20 record of 12.84, which had been set by Cuba's Aliuska López in Zagreb on 16 July 1987, at the same meeting. First, Anderson clocked 12.79 in her heat.[3] She then bettered it as she ran 12.71 for the 100m hurdles on 24 July 2019, at the Motonet Grand Prix in Joensuu, Finland to set a new junior world record.[4] This record was ratified on 11 September 2019.[3] She was one of five finalists for the IAAF 2019 Female Rising Star Award.[5]

She qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] In the semifinals of the 100 m hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she set a new personal best of 12.40, defeating Kendra Harrison. In the final, she hit a hurdle and finished in 8th place. Anderson finished fourth in the 2022 World Indoor Athletics Championships in the 60m hurdles. At the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon Anderson won her heat to qualify for the semi-finals as the fourth fastest overall before winning the silver medal in the final.[7]

A knee injury and subsequent surgery saw her miss the entire 2023 season. On her comeback she's clocked 13.34 seconds to win at the La Fratellanza 1874 meeting in Italy on 26 April 2024.[8]

References

1. "Britany ANDERSON | Profile". worldathletics.org.
2. Foster, Anthony (15 July 2018). "Britany Anderson wins 100H silver at World U20 Championships". Trackalerts. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
3. "Ratified: Muhammad's world 400m hurdles record and Anderson's world U20 100m hurdles record | PRESS-RELEASE | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
4. "European Athletics | European Athletics". european-athletics.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
5. "BRITTANY ANDERSON NOMINATED FOR IAAF FEMALE RISING STAR AWARD | ZIP103FM". 5 November 2019.
6. Reid, Paul A. (2 July 2021). "'I really still can't believe that I made the team,' says Anderson". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
7. "World Championships: Nigeria's Amusan sets new African record". Peoples Gazette. 24 July 2022.
8. Levy, Leighton (26 April 2024). "Wins for Jamaican duo McLeod and Anderson in Italy on Thursday". Sportsmax. Retrieved 29 April 2024.