Alexandria Anderson

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Alexandria Anderson
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Daegu 4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Moscow 4 × 100 m relay
World Relay Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Nassau 4 × 100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Grosseto4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay
World Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 SherbrookeMedley relay

Alexandria Anderson (born January 28, 1987) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She was the 2011 American champion in the 60-meter dash. [1]

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Anderson won four Chicago city volleyball titles at Morgan Park High School. [2] She started running at the age of six in the streets against boys. She was recruited to run summer track and fell in love with the sport.

She was an All-American for University of Texas Longhorns. She won the NCAA outdoor 100 m in her senior year in 2009.

She earned a place on the 4 × 100 relay as an alternative in the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics and 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She ran the second leg in the 2009 edition but the exchange was fumbled between her and third leg runner Muna Lee they were then disqualified. She won a gold medal running the anchor leg in the preliminary rounds stopping the clock in 41.94 in Daegu. [3]

Personal bests

EventTimeVenueDate
100 m10.91 (1.8 m/s) Des Moines, Iowa June 22, 2013
200 m22.60 (0.5 m/s) Fayetteville, Arkansas June 11, 2009
400 m52.63 Charleston, Illinois May 21, 2005
Long lump6.32 (1.6 m/s) Charleston, Illinois May 20, 2005

References

  1. https://texassports.com/honors/hall-of-honor/alexandria-anderson/920 Texas Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2022
  2. "Going for Gold (The Alexandria Anderson Interview)". YouTube .
  3. https://worldathletics.org/news/news/team-usa-in-daegu-to-include-8-defending-cham World Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2022