Navasky Anderson

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Navasky Anderson
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Born (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event 800m
University team Mississippi State Bulldogs
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago 800 m

Navasky Anderson (born 21 January 2000) is a Jamaican middle-distance runner. He represented Jamaica in the 800m at the 2022 and 2025 World Athletics Championships, and 2024 Olympic Games. He finished fifth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He is the Jamaican national record holder over 800 metres both outdoors and indoors. [1]

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Early life

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he attended St. Jago High School before moving to the United States. He attended Essex County College before starting at Mississippi State University in 2020. [2]

Career

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 in June 2022. [3] He was subsequently called up to represent his country at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene. [4] He finished seventh in his semi-final at the Championships. [5]

Anderson made his first senior final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 800 metres, 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, United States, 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]

He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024. [13] [14]

In June 2025, he lowered the Jamaican national record for the 800 metres to 1:44.61 in Baltimore. [15] He finished runner-up in the 800 metres final at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in 1:46.03. [16] He won the 800 metres at the Sunset Tour Los Angeles on 12 July 2025 in 1:44.40. [17] He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in Nassau, The Bahamas, running 1:44.18. [18] [19] He was selected for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [20] In the semi-finals he ran a new personal best and National Record of 1:43.72 to become the first Jamaican man to qualify for the final of the event in the championships history. [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Navasky Anderson". World Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Navasky Anderson". Hailstate.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Navasky Anderson breaks 45-year-old national 800m record". Jamaica.loopnews.com. June 11, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Navasky Anderson basks in World Champs spotlight". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ "World Champs: Navasky Anderson finishes 7th in heat, out of 800m semis". Jamaica.loop.news. July 20, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Navasky Anderson makes first senior final". Jamaica Gleaner. August 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Fifth for Anderson in men's final". Jamaica Gleaner. August 7, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ "National record holder Anderson promises greatness". Jamaica Star. February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Navasky Anderson runs fastest indoor 800m by a Jamaican". Jamaica Observer. February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ Reid, Paul (July 30, 2023). "Navasky Anderson breaks 800m national record, qualifies for World Champs". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Men's 800m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Matthew Ludwig, Rachel McCoy and Curtis Thompson Grab Gold, Giving Americans 25 Medals at Pan American Games". Runnerspace. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  15. ↑ Levy, Leighton (8 June 2025). "Navasky Anderson Breaks Jamaican 800m Record with 1:44.61 in Baltimore". SportsMax. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Jacks, Bradley (28 June 2025). "Beckford, Taylor claim maiden 800m titles at National Champs" . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "BRIAN MUSAU GOES UNDER 13 MINUTES, BYU WOMEN SHINE AT SUNSET TOUR". Dyestat. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  18. ↑ Levy, Leighton (9 July 2025). "Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas". SportsMax. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Taylor books WC ticket with NACAC performance". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Anderson achieves the unthinkable". Track Alerts. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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