Anderson Peters

Anderson Peters

Anderson Peters in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Grenada
Born	(1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 Grenada
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Javelin throw
College team	Mississippi State Bulldogs[1][2]
Club	St. David's Track Blazers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	84.81m (2017) NR
Medal record Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Javelin throw World U20 Championships 2016 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw CARIFTA Games (U17) 2012 Hamilton Javelin Throw 2013 Nassau Javelin Throw 2013 Nassau Shot Put CARIFTA Games (U18) 2014 Fort-de-France Javelin Throw Central American and Caribbean Junior Champs 2014 Mexico Javelin Throw CARIFTA Games (U20) 2015 Basseterre Javelin Throw 2016 St. George's Javelin Throw OECS Track and Field Championships 2016 Tortola, British Virgin Islands Javelin Throw 2017 St.George's, Grenada Javelin Throw

Anderson Peters (born 21 October 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower.^[3] 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.

He gave the performance of the championships at the 2016 CARIFTA Games, a meet record of 78.28 m (256 ft 9​³⁄₄ in), and was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy.^[4] In January 2017 it was announced that Anderson was given a full scholarship to Mississippi State University.^[5] He started his season with a throw of 75.29m at the 2017 Bulldog Relays.^[6]

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.^[7] On June 25, 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.^[8] He also earned Freshman of the Week honors from the Southeastern Conference.^[9] 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.^[10] After winning the Javelin competition NCAA championship with a new record of 82.82 he was given "All American" honors^[11]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Grenada
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
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellin, Colombia	9th	Javelin throw (800g)	61.44 m[12]
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	72.39mCR
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	72.11m
2016	CARIFTA Games	St. George's, Grenada	1st	Javelin throw (800g) (U20)	78.28 m CR' NR[13][14][15]
	OECS Track and Field Championships	Tortola, British Virgin Islands	2nd	Javelin throw	76.78m[16]
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	Javelin throw	79.65 m NR[17]
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	78.88m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	3rd	Javelin Throw	82.20
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	2nd	Javelin Throw	81.80m[18][19]
	2018 NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	1st	Javelin Throw	79.65 m CR

National titles

• Grenada Championships
  • Javelin throw: 2016

See also

• List of javelin throwers

References

External links

• Anderson Peters at IAAF
• All-athletics profile