Anderson Peters
{{short description|Grenadian javelin thrower}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anderson Peters
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}
| image = Anderson Peters.jpg
| imagesize = 220px
| caption = Peters in 2022
| nationality = Grenadian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Saint Andrew, Grenada
| height =
| weight =
| country = Grenada
| sport = Track and field
| event = Javelin throw
| club = St. David's Track Blazers
| collegeteam = Mississippi State Bulldogs{{cite web|url=https://hailstate.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/anderson-peters/4861|title=Anderson Peters - Track & Field|website=Mississippi State|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=11 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175344/https://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4524|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hailstate.com/news/2016/12/7/track-field-bulldogs-add-seven-during-early-signing-period.aspx?path=track|title=Bulldogs Add Seven During Early Signing Period|website=Mississippi State|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711232203/http://hailstate.com/news/2016/12/7/track-field-bulldogs-add-seven-during-early-signing-period.aspx?path=track|url-status=live}}
| highestranking = 1
| pb = 93.07 m (2022) {{AthAbbr|AR|North, Central American and Caribbean}}
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GRN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Paris|Javelin throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Doha|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Gold|2022 Eugene|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Competition|Diamond League}}
{{Medal|1st|2024 Brussels|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{Medal|Silver |2022 Birmingham|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Bronze |2018 Gold Coast|Javelin throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2016 Bydgoszcz|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Competition|CARIFTA Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2012 Hamilton|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Gold|2013 Nassau|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Fort-de-France|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 Basseterre|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 St. George's|Javelin throw}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2013 Nassau|Shot put}}
{{Medal|Competition|Central American and Caribbean Junior Champs}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Mexico|Javelin throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|OECS Track and Field Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Tortola|Javelin throw}}
{{MedalGold|2017 St.George's|Javelin throw}}
}}
Anderson Peters {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 21 October 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/grenada/anderson-peters-280858|title=Anderson PETERS | Profile|website=www.worldathletics.org|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=4 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204014710/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/grenada/anderson-peters-280858|url-status=live}} and the 2019 and 2022 world champion in the event. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw at the Paris Olympic Games.https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/grenadas-anderson-peters-takes-bronze-mens-javelin-paris-2024] He is a multiple time CARIFTA Games champion at the discipline and in 2016 earned a bronze medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, setting a new Grenadian national record and OECS record at the same time.
Career
He gave the performance of the championships at the 2016 CARIFTA Games, a meet record of {{T&FcalcR|78.28}}, and was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy.Finisterre, Terry (29 March 2016). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/2016-carifta-games Peters provides the highlight of the 2016 Carifta Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410094204/https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/2016-carifta-games |date=10 April 2019 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-09. In January 2017, it was announced that Anderson was given a full scholarship to Mississippi State University.{{Cite web |url=http://www.grenadasports.gd/anderson-peters-off-msu/ |title=Anderson Peters off to MSU - GrenadaSports |access-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203052943/http://www.grenadasports.gd/anderson-peters-off-msu/ |archive-date=3 February 2017 |url-status=dead }} He started his season with a throw of 75.29m at the 2017 Bulldog Relays.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfpitiming.com/liveresults/2017_Outdoor/MS_ST_Relays_2017/results_45.html|title=2017 Bulldog Relays | MeetPro by DirectAthletics|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=21 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321081953/http://www.cfpitiming.com/liveresults/2017_Outdoor/MS_ST_Relays_2017/results_45.html|url-status=live}}
At the 2017 edition of the Whitsuntide games at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Anderson improved his personal best distance in the Javelin Throw three times. With his final throw we achieved a distance of 81.23 Meters.{{cite news|title=Golden in Grenada|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20170605/sports/golden-in-grenada|publisher=Trinidad Express Newspapers|author=Kwame Laurence|date=5 June 2017|accessdate=9 June 2017|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908021025/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20170605/sports/golden-in-grenada|url-status=live}} On 25 June 2017, he was able to further improve on his personal best and National Record with a throw of 83.36m at the Trinidad and Tobago NGC/SAGICOR/NAAA National Open Championships. This throw allowed him to achieve the qualifying standard for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. At the 3rd OECS Track And Field Championships held at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Anderson further lifted his personal best with a throw of 84.81m. Anderson went on to attend the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London but was unable to advance beyond the qualifying round with a best effort of 78.99m.
On 23 March, during his second outdoor competition of 2018, Peters registered an 81.95m throw shattering Mississippi State's freshman record in the javelin by more than six meters. The throw moved him to the top of the NCAA leader board and a 4th place World Ranking. He was subsequently named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Men's National Athlete of the Week.{{cite web|url=https://hailstate.com/news/2018/3/27/track-field-anderson-peters-named-ustfccca-national-athlete-of-the-week.aspx|title=Anderson Peters Named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week|website=Mississippi State|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=11 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011093223/https://hailstate.com/news/2018/3/27/track-field-anderson-peters-named-ustfccca-national-athlete-of-the-week.aspx|url-status=live}} He also earned Freshman of the Week honors from the Southeastern Conference.{{cite web|url=https://hailstate.com/news/2018/3/27/track-field-anderson-peters-earns-second-weekly-honor.aspx|title=Anderson Peters Earns Second Weekly Honor|website=Mississippi State|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=30 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330211340/http://hailstate.com/news/2018/3/27/track-field-anderson-peters-earns-second-weekly-honor.aspx|url-status=live}} He went on to become the Southeastern Conference champion in his event with a throw of 82.04m, a new meet record. On 29 May he was named the SEC Field freshman of the year.{{cite web|url=https://hailstate.com/news/2018/5/29/track-field-anderson-peters-earns-sec-freshman-field-athlete-of-the-year-honors.aspx|title=Anderson Peters Earns SEC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year Honors|website=Mississippi State|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612113213/http://hailstate.com/news/2018/5/29/track-field-anderson-peters-earns-sec-freshman-field-athlete-of-the-year-honors.aspx|url-status=live}} After winning the Javelin competition NCAA championship with a new record of 82.82, he was given "All American" honors{{cite web|url=https://hailstate.com/news/2018/6/12/track-field-nine-bulldogs-earn-ustfccca-all-american-honors.aspx|title=Nine Bulldogs Earn USTFCCCA All-American Honors|website=Mississippi State|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613084535/http://hailstate.com/news/2018/6/12/track-field-nine-bulldogs-earn-ustfccca-all-american-honors.aspx|url-status=live}}
In August 2019, Peters won gold at the Pan American Games in the process setting a games record and national record. Peters also won Grenada's first ever Pan American Games gold medal.{{cite news|date=11 August 2019|title=Pan Am Games..Peters delivers historic gold for Grenada, Brathwaite wins sprint hurdles|url=http://guyanachronicle.com/2019/08/11/pan-am-games-peters-delivers-historic-gold-for-grenada-brathwaite-wins-sprint-hurdles|work=Guyana Chronicle|location=Georgetown, Guyana|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-date=17 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917200700/https://guyanachronicle.com/2019/08/11/pan-am-games-peters-delivers-historic-gold-for-grenada-brathwaite-wins-sprint-hurdles/|url-status=live}}
At the World Athletics Championships 2022, Peters successfully defended his world title, beating the Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra with three throws over 90 m. He won a silver medal for Grenada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 88.64 m.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribunewired.com/2022/08/07/arshad-nadeem-won-gold-medal-made-history-at-commonwealth-games/|title=Arshad Nadeem won gold medal, made history at Commonwealth Games 2022|date=7 August 2022|access-date=6 December 2022|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812011743/https://www.tribunewired.com/2022/08/07/arshad-nadeem-won-gold-medal-made-history-at-commonwealth-games/|url-status=live}}
On 13 August 2022, Anderson got severely injured after being beaten by five crew members of a party boat.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/watch-javelin-throw-world-champion-anderson-peters-beaten-thrown-off-the-boat-into-the-water-article-93532562|title=Watch: Javelin throw world champion Anderson Peters beaten, thrown off the boat into the water|website=Times Now|access-date=7 December 2022|archive-date=10 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210084537/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/watch-javelin-throw-world-champion-anderson-peters-beaten-thrown-off-the-boat-into-the-water-article-93532562|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-15 |title=Anderson Peters, world javelin champ, faces 'long road to recovery' after boat incident |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/anderson-peters-fight-boat-javelin-grenada |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US |archive-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229052510/https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/anderson-peters-fight-boat-javelin-grenada |url-status=live }}
Peters was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to sports.{{London Gazette|issue=63717|supp=y|page=B50|date=2 June 2022}}
Still recovering from his injury, he failed to make it into the final round of World Athletics Championships 2023 with a throw of 78.49 m in the qualification round.{{cite news|title=World Athletics Championships 2023: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final; meets entry standard for Paris Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2023-budapest-day-7-india-results-neeraj-chopra|date=25 August 2023|website=Olympics.com|access-date=25 August 2023|archive-date=9 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809054740/https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2023-budapest-day-7-india-results-neeraj-chopra|url-status=live}}
Following his medal-winning performance at the Paris Olympic Games, Peters delivered a remarkable 90m throw at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on August 23, 2024, securing the top position ahead of Olympic silver medalist Neeraj Chopra. Peters' throw of 90.61m also set a new meet record.{{Cite web|title=Lausanne Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra finishes 2nd with a season-best throw of 89.49m, Anderson Peters tops chart with Meet Record|url=https://thesportstak.com/others-news/lausanne-diamond-league-neeraj-chopra-finishes-2nd-with-a-season-best-throw-of-89-94m-anderson-peters-tops-chart-with-meet-record}}
International competitions
Seasonal bests by year
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Performance ! Place ! Date |
|---|
| 2022
| 92.07 metres | Doha, Qatar | 13 May |
See also
References
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External links
- {{IAAF}}
- [http://www.all-athletics.com/node/638738 All-athletics profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105120827/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/638738 |date=5 January 2018 }}
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