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