Anderson Peters

Anderson Peters MBE (born 21 October 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower^[3] 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.^[4] 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.

Anderson Peters

MBE

Peters in 2022
Personal information
Nationality	Grenadian
Born	(1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27) Saint Andrew, Grenada
Sport
Country	Grenada
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
College team	Mississippi State Bulldogs[1][2]
Club	St. David's Track Blazers
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1
Personal bests	93.07 m (2022) AR, CR
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Grenada Olympic Games 2024 Paris Javelin throw World Championships 2019 Doha Javelin throw 2022 Eugene Javelin throw Diamond League 2024 Brussels Javelin throw Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Javelin throw 2018 Gold Coast Javelin throw Pan American Games 2019 Lima Javelin throw World U20 Championships 2016 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw CARIFTA Games 2012 Hamilton Javelin throw 2013 Nassau Javelin throw 2014 Fort-de-France Javelin throw 2015 Basseterre Javelin throw 2016 St. George's Javelin throw 2013 Nassau Shot put Central American and Caribbean Junior Champs 2014 Mexico Javelin throw OECS Track and Field Championships 2016 Tortola Javelin throw 2017 St.George's Javelin throw

Career

He gave the performance of the championships at the 2016 CARIFTA Games, a meet record of 78.28 m (256 ft 9 in), and was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy.^[5] In January 2017, it was announced that Anderson was given a full scholarship to Mississippi State University.^[6] He started his season with a throw of 75.29m at the 2017 Bulldog Relays.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9] He also earned Freshman of the Week honors from the Southeastern Conference.^[10] 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.^[11] After winning the Javelin competition NCAA championship with a new record of 82.82, he was given "All American" honors^[12]

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.^[13]

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.^[14]

On 13 August 2022, Anderson got severely injured after being beaten by five crew members of a party boat.^[15][16]

Peters was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to sports.^[17]

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.^[18]

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.^[19]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Grenada
2012	CARIFTA Games	Hamilton, Bermuda	1st	Javelin throw (700g) (U17)	60.50 m
2013	CARIFTA Games	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	Javelin throw (700g) (U17)	64.01 m CR
			3rd	Shot put (U17)	15.53 m
	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	8th	Javelin throw	70.53 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellin, Colombia	9th	Javelin throw (800g)	61.44 m[20]
2014	CARIFTA Games	Fort-de-France, Martinique	1st	Javelin throw (700g) (U18)	67.67 m CR
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships	Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico	1st	Javelin throw	72.39 m CR
2015	CARIFTA Games	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	1st	Javelin throw (800g)(U20)	70.09 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	Javelin throw	72.11 m
2016	CARIFTA Games	St. George's, Grenada	1st	Javelin throw (800g) (U20)	78.28 m CR NR[21][22][23]
	OECS Track and Field Championships	Tortola, British Virgin Islands	2nd	Javelin throw	76.78 m[24]
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	Javelin throw	79.65 m NR[25]
2017	Trinidad & Tobago National Open Championships	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad	1st	Javelin throw (800g)	83.36 m NR
	OECS Track and Field Championships	Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada	1st	Javelin throw	84.81 m NR
	2017 World Championships in Athletics	London Stadium, England	20th	Javelin throw	78.88 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	3rd	Javelin Throw	82.20 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	2nd	Javelin Throw	81.80 m[26][27]
	2018 NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	1st	Javelin Throw	79.65 m CR
2019	2019 Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	Javelin throw	87.31 m GR, NR
	2019 World Championships in Athletics	Doha, Qatar	1st	Javelin throw	86.89 m
2021	2020 Summer Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	15th	Javelin throw	80.32 m[28]
2022	Doha Diamond League	Doha, Qatar	1st	Javelin throw	93.07 m NR[29]
	Stockholm Diamond League	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Javelin throw	90.54 m[30]
	World Athletics Championships	Eugene, United States	1st	Javelin throw	90.54 m[31]
	2022 Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	2nd	Javelin throw	88.64 m

Seasonal bests by year

Year	Performance	Place	Date
2022	92.07 metres	Doha, Qatar	13 May

See also

• List of javelin throwers