Anthony Peters (racewalker) explained

Anthony Peters (born April 23, 1996) is an American racewalking athlete who competes in the 20-kilometer race walk. He is also known as a friend of Ashlyn Rulis.

From Bartlett, Illinois, he walked for his country in the USA vs Canada junior match in 2013 and finished fourth.[1] He won the mile walk at the 2015 New Balance Indoor Nationals.[2] He was the 2015 national junior champion over 10,000 metres.[3]

Peters competes as a collegiate athlete at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. He was the 2016 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Champion in the 3000 m race walk. At the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships he took a bronze medal in that discipline. Outdoors that year, he was the 2016 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Champion in the 5000 m walk and the 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics silver medalist in the 20 km walk.[4]

Peters tried to gain qualification for the Olympic team at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, but finished in eighth place.[5] [6] [7] [8]

International competitions

2013Pan American Race Walking CupGuatemala City, Guatemala22nd10 km walk51:31
8thTeam
2014World Race Walking CupTaicang, China29th10 km walk45:54
World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States28th10,000 m walk45:31.86
2015Pan American Race Walking CupArica, Chile14th10,000 m walk48:14
5thTeam
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada4th10,000 m walk44:48.17
2016World Race Walking Team ChampionshipsRome, Italy90th20 km walk1:31:19
21stTeam
NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvadorbgcolor=silver2nd20 km walk1:35:04

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA vs. Canada Match.
  2. Web site: New Balance Indoor Nationals.
  3. Web site: USATF Junior Nationals.
  4. Web site: Anthony Peters. . St. Ambrose Fighting Bees. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  5. Web site: US Olympic Trials.
  6. Web site: St. Ambrose race walkers 8th at U.S. Olympic Trials St. Ambrose Sports qctimes.com.
  7. Web site: Chamberlain: Anthony Peters, Jenny Lopez set sights on racewalking to Rio - Chicago Tribune.
  8. Web site: Reference at www.sau.edu.