Anderson Peters

Anderson Peters
Anderson Peters in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGrenadian
Born (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27)
Saint Andrew, Grenada
Sport
CountryGrenada
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
College teamMississippi State Bulldogs[1][2]
ClubSt. David's Track Blazers
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking2 [3]
Personal bests93.07 m (2022) NR

Anderson Peters MBE (born 21 October 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower[4] and the 2019 and 2022 world champion in the event. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw at the Paris Olympic Games.[5] 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.

  1. ^ "Anderson Peters - Track & Field". Mississippi State. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Bulldogs Add Seven During Early Signing Period". Mississippi State. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Anderson PETERS | Profile | World Athletics". Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Anderson PETERS | Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/grenadas-anderson-peters-takes-bronze-mens-javelin-paris-2024]