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Anderson Peters
GrenadaActive- Born
- Oct 21, 1997 (29 years old)
- Birthplace
- Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada
- Events
- Javelin Throw
Anderson Peters, born on 21 October 1997, is a Grenadian javelin thrower and one of the Caribbean's most decorated field athletes.
He is a two-time world champion, having claimed gold at the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Peters won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. A multiple-time CARIFTA Games champion in the javelin, he first gained international attention in 2016 when he earned a bronze medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, setting both a new Grenadian national record and an OECS record in the process.
As of Nov 3, 2026: Javelin Throw 93.07 (#5 all-time), 2026 season best 86.93 (Aug 26, 2026, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT)) · Last competition: World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Sep 11, 2026, 86.18 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver · Area record (Javelin Throw) · 29 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | JT | 86.93 | – | Aug 26, 2026 | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 2025 | JT | 89.53 | – | Sep 17, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2024 | JT | 90.61 | – | Aug 22, 2024 | Athletissima Lausanne |
| 2023 | JT | 85.88 | – | May 5, 2023 | Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
| 2022 | JT | 93.07 | – | May 13, 2022 | Ooredoo Doha Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (i) - Diamond Discipline |
| 2021 | JT | 85.98 | – | Aug 28, 2021 | Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline |
| 2020 | JT | 80.50 | – | Aug 1, 2020 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's (GRN) |
| 2019 | JT | 87.31 | – | Aug 10, 2019 | Pan American Games |