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Leah Anderson

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Leah Anderson
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400m: 50.78 (Kingston, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow4×400m Mixed
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Freeport4x400m Mixed

Leah Anderson (born 1 December 1999) is a Jamaican sprinter.[1]

Early life

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She studied Illustration at St. John's University (New York City).[2]

Career

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In February 2023, she set a new Jamaican national, Commonwealth, and Central American and Caribbean 500m indoor record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, Massachusetts, running a time of 1:08.34.[3][4]

In 2024 she ran for Jamaica in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[5] She also ran at the 2024 World Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas.[6]

She was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.[7] She reached the final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025.[8] She ran 50.90 seconds to finish second behind Britton Wilson at the Ed Murphey Track Classic, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet, on 12 July in Memphis, Tennessee.[9] She was a gold medalist at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in the mixed 4x400 metres relay.[10]

She was selected for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where she ran on the opening day in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[11][12]

Anderson was selected to represent Jamaica at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, running the last leg of the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the Jamaican team third across the line, but were later disqualified for exchanging positions before a takeover.[13][14][15] In May, she ran at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana.[16][17] In July, she was a semi-finalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[18] Later at the Games, she won a gold medal in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay.[19][20]

References

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  1. ↑ "Leah Anderson". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Elfman, Lois (6 May 2021). "Sprinter Leah Anderson is stepping up her game". Amsterdam News. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Foster, Anthony (13 February 2023). "Leah Anderson Breaks Jamaica's 500m Indoor Record, Places Third in Millrace Games 300m Race". Track Alerts. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Jess Whittington (5 February 2023). "Lyles and Hobbs star in 60m showdowns, Bol breaks world best in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Concern for Leah Anderson after Jamaican relay team's strong performance in heats". Caribbean National Weekly. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Reid, Paul (7 May 2024). "Relay teams make amends but men's 4x400m team in trouble". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Levy, Leighton (15 March 2025). "Ackera Nugent and Wayne Pinnock Lead Jamaica's Squad for World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing". SportsMax. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Cowan, Sherdon (27 June 2025). "Pryce, Powell lead charge into 400m finals at National Champs". Sportamax. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Adrian Kerr Seals Tokyo 2025 Berth as Caribbean Athletes Deliver at Ed Murphey Track Classic". Track Alerts. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Nacac Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Belgium makes world indoor history on day two in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Smith, Gary (9 March 2026). "Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson headlines the Jamaica 2026 World Indoor team". World-Track. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Belgium takes inaugural world indoor mixed 4x400m title in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "JAAA names powerful team for World Relays". Jamaica Observer. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "JAAA apologises to Demisha Roswell for Commonwealth Games omission". Jamaica Observer. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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