Leah Anderson

Leah Anderson

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 50.78 (Kingston, 2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Jamaica NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport 4x400m Mixed

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

Early life

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

Career

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. ^[11]

References

1. "Leah Anderson". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
2. Elfman, Lois (May 6, 2021). "Sprinter Leah Anderson is stepping up her game". Amsterdam News. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
3. Foster, Anthony (February 13, 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. March 4, 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. "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.