| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Jamaica |
| Born | 21 January 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | 800m |
| University team | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Navasky Anderson (born 21 January 2000) is a Jamaican middle-distance runner. He represented Jamaica in the 800m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and finished fifth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He is the Jamaican national record holder over 800 metres both indoors and outdoors. [1]
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Anderson attended St. Jago High School and Essex County College before starting at Mississippi State University in 2020. [2]
Anderson ran 1:45.02 at the NCAA Championships final at Hayward Field to break the Jamaican national record over 800 metres and finish runner-up to Moad Zahafi. [3] He was subsequently called up to represent his country at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. [4] He finished seventh in his semi-final at the Championships. [5]
Anderson made his first senior final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games final held in Birmingham, England. [6] He finished fifth in the final running 1:48.75. [7]
Anderson lowered the Jamaican 800m indoor record in February 2023 at the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, running a time of 1:46.58. [8] [9]
On July 30, Anderson lowered his own Jamaican 800m record to 1:44.70. [10] At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Anderson competed in the 800m. [11] He won bronze at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in November 2023. [12]
In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [13]
Michael Frater O.D is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event.
Kenia Sinclair is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turner's 10-year-old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes. Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record lowering the mark to 1.58.88. Kenia narrowly missed out on reaching the 800m final at the 2005 IAAF World Championships after finishing 3rd in her semi-final. In early 2006 Sinclair gained a silver in the IAAF World Indoor Championships breaking the Jamaican Indoor Record. In March at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Kenia earned a silver medal beating her hero Maria de Lurdes Mutola and once again breaking the national record. Kenia set her most recent National record of 1:57.88 in Crete, Greece. At the 2007 IAAF World Championships Kenia was once again knocked out in the semi-finals but many believe her performance was affected by the death of her coach. Kenia Sinclair is one of Jamaica greatest ever 800m runners and has broken the barriers of Jamaican female middle distance running. Kenia made the 2008 Olympic 800m final but she mistimed her run and finished 6th with a season's best of 1:58.24.
Warren Weir is a retired Jamaican sprinter, who specialized in the 200 metres. He was the bronze medallist in the event at the 2012 London Olympics, helping Jamaica sweep the medals. In 2013 at the Moscow World Championships, Warren Weir won the silver medal equalling his personal best. He finished behind Usain Bolt who set a World Leading time. His personal best is 19.79 seconds set at the National Stadium in his home country Kingston, Jamaica. He has since equalled his personal best in Moscow, in the World Championship final. He trained with the Glen Mills-coached Racers Track Club, alongside Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake.
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Adelle Tracey is an American-born middle-distance runner competing for Jamaica since 2022, having previously represented Great Britain, where she grew up. Tracey competes primarily in the 800 metres. She placed fourth in the event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, but claimed a bronze in the North American equivalent, the 2022 NACAC Championships representing her new country, Jamaica. The following day, Tracey won silver for Jamaica in the 1500 metres event in the same championships.
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