Anderson Peters

Anderson Peters (born 21 October 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower 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. 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 , and was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy. In January 2017, it was announced that Anderson was given a full scholarship to Mississippi State University. He started his season with a throw of 75.29m at the 2017 Bulldog Relays.

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. 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. He also earned Freshman of the Week honors from the Southeastern Conference. 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. After winning the Javelin competition NCAA championship with a new record of 82.82, he was given "All American" honors

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Performance record Tournaments

Seasonal bests by year Year Date Location Performance Notes 2013 24 August Medellín, Colombia 61.44 m 2015 28 June Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 74.20 m 2016 23 July Bydgoszcz, Poland 79.65 m 2017 2 July St. George's, Grenada 84.81 m 2018 6 June Eugene, United States 82.82 m 2019 10 August Lima, Peru 87.31 m 2020 1 August St. George's, Grenada 80.50 m 2021 28 August Paris, France 85.98 m 2022 13 May Doha, Qatar 93.07 m 2023 5 May Doha, Qatar 85.88 m 2024 22 August Lausanne, Switzerland 90.61 m 2025 16 May Tokyo, Japan 89.53m

Source: World Athletics