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
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres hurdles

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 Lopez 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.

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".
  6. "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2021-07-18.


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