Britany Anderson

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

Britany Anderson
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hurdling, sprint
Coached byMarco Airale
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m hurdles: 12.31
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Eugene100 m hurdles
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Tampere100 m hurdles
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Nairobi100 m hurdles
Carifta Games
Youth (U18)
Gold medal – first place2017 Willemstad 100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2016 St. George's Long jump
Silver medal – second place2016 St. George's 200 m

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]

References
  1. "Britany ANDERSON | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. Foster, Anthony (2018-07-15). "Britany Anderson wins 100H silver at World U20 Championships". Trackalerts. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  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 2021-06-19.
  5. "BRITTANY ANDERSON NOMINATED FOR IAAF FEMALE RISING STAR AWARD | ZIP103FM". 5 November 2019.
  6. "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  7. "World Championships: Nigeria's Amusan sets new African record". Peoples Gazette. 24 July 2022.


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