Shani Anderson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British/Vincentian |
| Born | 7 August 1975 |
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | sprints |
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
Shani Anderson (born 7 August 1975) is a British/Vincentian former sprinter who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Anderson was born in St Vincent but was educated in Dulwich, South London at James Allen's Girls' School and was a resident of Catford, London.[citation needed]
Anderson finished third three times at the AAA Championships, behind Jamaican Evadnie McKenzie in the 100 metres event at the 1997 AAA Championships,[2] third behind Joice Maduaka in the 200 metres at the 1999 AAA Championships and third behind Sarah Wilhelmy at the 2000 AAA Championships.[3]
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Anderson represented Great Britain in the 100 metres and 4x100 metres events.[4]
After a second place finish behind Sarah Reilly at the 2001 AAAs, she finally became the British 200 metres champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 2002 AAA Championships.[5][6]
Shani now coaches athletics from club to Olympic level and started her own personal training company, Anderson Fitness Consultants. She has a personal training studio at The Armitage on Great Portland Street where she trains clients and she also runs corporate health & wellbeing events and programmes.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Shani Anderson Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. 7 August 1975. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ↑ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Weekend results - Athletics". The Scotsman. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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