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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox sportsperson Anderson Peters Шаблон:Post-nominals (born 21 October 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower[1] and the 2019 and 2022 world champion in the event. He is a multiple time CARIFTA Games champion at the discipline and in 2016 earned a bronze medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, setting a new Grenadian national record and OECS record at the same time.

Career

He gave the performance of the championships at the 2016 CARIFTA Games, a meet record of Шаблон:T&FcalcR, and was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy.[2] In January 2017 it was announced that Anderson was given a full scholarship to Mississippi State University.[3] He started his season with a throw of 75.29m at the 2017 Bulldog Relays.[4]

At the 2017 edition of the Whitsuntide games at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Anderson improved his personal best distance in the Javelin Throw three times. With his final throw we achieved a distance of 81.23 Meters.[5] On 25 June 2017, he was able to further improve on his personal best and National Record with a throw of 83.36m at the Trinidad and Tobago NGC/SAGICOR/NAAA National Open Championships. This throw allowed him to achieve the qualifying standard for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. At the 3rd OECS Track And Field Championships held at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Anderson further lifted his personal best with a throw of 84.81m. Anderson went on to attend the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London but was unable to advance beyond the qualifying round with a best effort of 78.99m.

On 23 March during his second outdoor competition of 2018 Anderson registered an 81.95m throw shattering Mississippi State's freshman record in the javelin by more than six meters. The throw moved him to the top of the NCAA leader board and a 4th place World Ranking. He was subsequently named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Men's National Athlete of the Week.[6] He also earned Freshman of the Week honors from the Southeastern Conference.[7] He went on to become the Southeastern Conference champion in his event with a throw of 82.04m, a new meet record. On 29 May he was named the SEC Field freshman of the year.[8] After winning the Javelin competition NCAA championship with a new record of 82.82 he was given "All American" honors[9]

In August 2019, Peters won gold at the Pan American Games in the process setting a games record and national record. Peters also won Grenada's first ever Pan American Games gold medal.[10]

At the World Athletics Championships 2022, Peters successfully defended his world title, beating the Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra with three throws over 90 m. He won a silver medal for Grenada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 88.64 m.[11]

On 13 August 2022, Anderson got severely injured after being beaten by five crew members of a party boat.[12][13]

Peters was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to sports.[14]

Still recovering from his injury, he failed to make it into the final round of World Athletics Championships 2023 with a throw of 78.49 m in the qualification round.[15]

International competitions

Representing Шаблон:GRN
2012 CARIFTA Games Hamilton, Bermuda 1st Javelin throw (700g) (U17) 60.50 m
2013 CARIFTA Games Nassau, Bahamas 1st Javelin throw (700g) (U17) 64.01 m CR
3rd Shot put (U17) 15.53 m
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 8th Javelin throw 70.53 m
Pan American Junior Championships Medellin, Colombia 9th Javelin throw (800g) 61.44 m[16]
2014 CARIFTA Games Fort-de-France, Martinique 1st Javelin throw (700g) (U18) 67.67 m CR
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico 1st Javelin throw 72.39 m CR
2015 CARIFTA Games Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st Javelin throw (800g)(U20) 70.09 m
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd Javelin throw 72.11 m
2016 CARIFTA Games St. George's, Grenada 1st Javelin throw (800g) (U20) 78.28 m CR NR[17][18][19]
OECS Track and Field Championships Tortola, British Virgin Islands 2nd Javelin throw 76.78 m[20]
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd Javelin throw 79.65 m NR[21]
2017 Trinidad & Tobago National Open Championships Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad 1st Javelin throw (800g) 83.36 m NR
OECS Track and Field Championships Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada 1st Javelin throw 84.81 m NR
2017 World Championships in Athletics London Stadium, England 20th Javelin throw 78.88 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd Javelin Throw 82.20 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 2nd Javelin Throw 81.80 m[22][23]
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st Javelin Throw 79.65 m CR
2019 2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Javelin throw 87.31 m GR, NR
2019 World Championships in Athletics Doha, Qatar 1st Javelin throw 86.89 m
2021 2020 Summer Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan Not qualified for finals Javelin throw 80.32 m[24]
2022 Doha Diamond League Doha, Qatar 1st Javelin throw 93.07 m NR[25]
Stockholm Diamond League Stockholm, Sweden 1st Javelin throw 90.54 m[26]
World Athletics Championships Eugene, United States 1st Javelin throw 90.54 m[27]
2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 2nd Javelin throw 88.64 m

Seasonal bests by year

Year Performance Place Date
2022 93.07 metres Doha, Qatar 13 May

See also

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Footer World Champions Javelin Throw Men Шаблон:Footer Pan American Champions Javelin Men

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