Anavia Battle

Pictured at the Bislett Games in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1999-03-28)March 28, 1999 (age 26) Inkster, Michigan, U.S.
Height	167.64 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m,200 m
College team	Ohio State Buckeyes
Club	Adidas Nov 2022-Present
Achievements and titles
Personalbests	100 m: 11.17(Columbia, 2022) 200 m: 21.95 (Eugene, 2021)

Anavia Battle (born March 28, 1999) is an American sprinter.

FromInkster, Michigan,^[1] she was a graduate ofWayne Memorial High School (class of 2017). Battle was the 2021 Big Ten outdoor champion in both the100 and200 metres and ran a leg on the Big Ten champion4×100 metres relay while atOhio State. She finished third in the NCAA Division I 200 metres final in 2021.^[2][3]

At theUS Olympic trials inEugene, Oregon, Battle qualified for the U.S. women's Olympic team for the delayed2020 Summer Olympics after finishing third in the 200m race on June 26 with a new personal best time of 21.95 seconds.^[4] In Tokyo, she reached the semifinals of the woman's 200 metres.^[5]

She finished second at the2024 Diamond League Shanghai over 200 metres, finishing behindDaryll Neita but ahead ofSha'Carri Richardson, in 22.99 seconds.^[6] In June 2024, she finished fourth in the 200m at the2024 BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League event in Stockholm.^[7]

She ran 22.41 seconds to win the 200 metres at the2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025.^[8] She secured a victory in the 200m at the2025 Shanghai Diamond League, in a season-best 22.38 seconds.^[9] She also won the 200 metres at the Diamond League event at the2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025 and then won her fourth Diamond League event of the season when she ran 22.27 (0.9 m/s) to win at the2025 Meeting de Paris on 20 June.^[10][11]

She reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running her heat in 11.02seconds (+3.2 m/s).^[12] Later at the championships she was runner-up toMelissa Jefferson-Wooden in a season's best 22.13 seconds in the women's 200 meters final.^[13] She placed fourth over 200 metres at theDiamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.^[14]

In September 2025, she was a finalist in the 200 metres at the2025 World Championships inTokyo, Japan, placing fourth overall with a time of 22.22 seconds in the final.^[15]

• Anavia Battle atWorld Athletics
• Anavia Battle atwww.USATF.org
• Anavia Battle onInstagram
• Anavia Battle bioOhio State Buckeyes
• Anavia Battle bioOlympics
• Anavia Battle Wayne Memorial High School results
• Anavia Battle Ohio State results

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