Leah Anderson
Leah Anderson is a Jamaican sprinter.
Early life
She studied Illustration at St. John's University (New York City).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.In 2024 she ran for Jamaica in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. She also ran at the 2024 World Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas.
She was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. She reached the final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025. She ran 50.90 seconds to finish second behind Britton Wilson at the Ed Murphey Track Classic, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet, on 12 July in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a gold medalist at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in the mixed 4x400 metres relay.
She was selected for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where she ran on the opening day in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.