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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hurdling,sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marco Airale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personalbest(s) | 60 m hurdles: 7.82 (Louisville, 2022) 100 m hurdles: 12.31 (Eugene, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Britany Anderson (born 3 January 2001) is aJamaican hurdler. She was the silver medalist in the100 metres hurdles at the2022 World Athletics Championships and gold medalist at the2017 IAAF World U18 Championships.[1]
Anderson won the gold medal in the100 metres hurdles at the2017 IAAF World U18 Championships inNairobi, Kenya. The following year, Anderson won the silver medal at the 2018World Athletics U20 Championships inTampere, Finland, credited with the same time (13.01 seconds) as gold medal winnerTia Jones of the United States.[2][3]
Anderson twice broke the world U20 record at the same meeting, held previously by Cuba'sAliuska López in 1987, whilst competing on 24 July 2019, at the Motonet Grand Prix inJoensuu. First running 12.79 seconds in her heat, before bettering it later that day to 12.71 seconds.[4][5] The record was ratified on 11 September 2019.[4] She was one of five finalists for the 2019 IAAF Female Rising Star Award.[6]
She qualified to represent Jamaica at the delayed2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in August 2021.[7] In the semi-finals of the 100 m hurdles at the Olympic Games, she set a new personal best of 12.40 seconds, defeating eventual silver medalistKendra Harrison in her race. In the final, she hit a hurdle and finished in 8th place.[8][9]
Anderson finished fourth in 7.96 seconds in the60 metres hurdles at the2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade.[10] That summer, at the2022 World Athletics Championships inEugene, Oregon Anderson won the silver medal in the final of the 100 metres hurdles in a Jamaican record time of 12.31 seconds, a record that stood until broken byAckera Nugent in 2024. At 21, Anderson set a new record as the youngest 100m hurdles medalist in a World Championships or Olympic Games.[11][12]
Knee surgery caused Anderson to miss the entire 2023 season. On her comeback she ran 13.34 seconds to win at the La Fratellanza 1874 meeting on 26 April 2024, in Italy.[13] She went on to compete throughout the season including at the 2024 Jamaican Championships.[14]
In the summer of 2025, Anderson announced her marriage and subsequent pregnancy via her social media platform.[12]
