Leah Anderson
{{Short description|Jamaican sprinter (born 1999)}}
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| pb = 400m: 51.22 (Clermont, 2024)
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Leah Anderson (born 1 December 1999) is a Jamaican sprinter.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/leah-anderson-14690093|title=Leah Anderson|accessdate=12 May 2024|website=World Athletics}}
Early life
She studied Illustration at St. John's University (New York City).{{cite web|website=Amsterdam News|accessdate=12 May 2024|url= https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2021/05/06/sprinter-leah-anderson-stepping-her-game/|title= Sprinter Leah Anderson is stepping up her game|first=Lois|last= Elfman|date=May 6, 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.trackalerts.com/2023/02/leah-anderson-breaks-jamaicas-500m-indoor-record-places-third-in-millrace-games-300m-race/|website=Track Alerts|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Leah Anderson Breaks Jamaica’s 500m Indoor Record, Places Third in Millrace Games 300m Race|first=Anthony |last=Foster |date=February 13, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Lyles and Hobbs star in 60m showdowns, Bol breaks world best in Boston|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/new-balance-indoor-grand-prix-boston-lyles-hobbs-bol|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jess Whittington|date=5 February 2023|accessdate=12 May 2024}}
In 2024 she ran for Jamaica in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.{{cite web|url= https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/sports/concern-for-leah-anderson-after-jamaican-relay-teams-strong-performance-in-heats/|website=Caribbean National Weekly|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Concern for Leah Anderson after Jamaican relay team’s strong performance in heats|date=
March 4, 2024}} She also ran at the 2024 World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/05/07/relay-teams-make-amends-but-mens-4x400m-team-in-trouble/|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Relay teams make amends but men’s 4x400m team in trouble|first=Paul|last=Reid|date=7 May 2024}}
She was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.{{cite web|website=SportsMax|accessdate=15 March 2025|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/ackera-nugent-and-wayne-pinnock-lead-jamaicas-squad-for-world-athletics-indoor-championships-in-nanjing#:~:text=Ackera%20Nugent%20and%20Wayne%20Pinnock,Indoor%20Championships%20in%20Nanjing%20-%20Sportsmax&text=Jamaica%20has%20named%20a%20solid,2025%2C%20in%20Nanjing%2C%20China.|title= Ackera Nugent and Wayne Pinnock Lead Jamaica’s Squad for World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing|first=Leighton|last= Levy|date=15 March 2025}}