Corey Anderson (javelin thrower) explained

Corey Anderson
Headercolor:green
Textcolor:yellow
Coach:Lukas Cannon
Birth Date:25 May 2000

Corey Anderson (born 25 May 2000) is an Australian para-athlete who competes in the F38 category in throwing events.[1] He won the gold medal in the Men's Javelin F38 at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics and has been selected for the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [2]

Personal

Anderson was born on 25 May 2000. He has left hemiplegic cerebral palsy which was diagnosed after 2017. He lives in Toowoomba, Queensland.

Sporting career

He won the silver medal in the Men's Javelin at the 2017 INAS Athletics Championships, Bangkok, Thailand. During the competition, his mother noticed he moved differently than other athletes and he was subsequently diagnosed with left hemiplegic cerebral palsy. He transferred to competing in Paralympic throwing events and is classified as F38 athlete. At the 2019 Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney, New South Wales, he set a new world record in the men's javelin F38 with a throw of 55.14 m.

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, in winning the gold medal in the Men's Javelin F38 he broke his own world record with a throw of 56.28 m.[3] He competed at the championships under duress due to rolling his ankle several days prior to the event.

At the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics, he finished fourth in the Men's Javelin F38 with a throw of 54.48.[4] [5] He finished fifth in the Men's Javelin F38 at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris with a throw of 44.89m. [6] At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, he finished fourth in the Men's Javelin F38 with a throw of 49.73m.[7]

Anderson is now coached Lukas Cannon and by Desmond Davis and is a Queensland Academy of Sport scholarship athlete.[8]

Recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corey Anderson. Paralympics Australia. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109213155/https://www.paralympic.org.au/blog/athlete/corey-anderson/ . 9 November 2019 . 10 November 2019.
  2. Web site: 2024-07-16 . Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team Paralympics Australia . 2024-07-22 . www.paralympic.org.au . en-AU.
  3. Web site: World Para Athletics Championships Dubai – Day 3 Recap. Athletics Australia website. 10 November 2019.
  4. Web site: 17 April 2021. Para-athletics Stars Perris and Turner Secure Their Paralympic Passage to Tokyo. live. 29 April 2021. Paralympics Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417030945/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/04/para-athletics-stars-perris-and-turner-secure-their-paralympic-passage-to-tokyo/ . 17 April 2021 .
  5. Web site: Corey Anderson. live. 28 September 2021. Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827040101/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1415988-anderson-corey.htm . 27 August 2021 .
  6. Web site: 10 July 2023 . Strong Grips Gold to Open Australia's Tally at 2023 World Para Athletics Championships . 19 July 2023 . Athletics Australia.
  7. Web site: Australia . Athletics . Golden girl Low back on top of the world, teenager Lovell scores bronze . 2024-05-24 . www.athletics.com.au . en.
  8. Web site: P4G athletes claim top performances early 2019. Queensland Academy of Sport. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109220312/https://www.qasport.qld.gov.au/media-publications/news/2019-03-11-p4g-athletes.html . 9 November 2019 . 10 November 2019.
  9. Web site: Junior Sports Star of the Year for 2017. Sports Darling Downs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109214431/https://www.sportsdarlingdowns.org/jun2017.htm . 9 November 2019 . 10 November 2019.
  10. Web site: Senior Sports Star of the Year for 2018. Sports Darling Downs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109215851/https://www.sportsdarlingdowns.org/sen2018.htm . 9 November 2019 . 10 November 2019.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Corey Anderson (javelin thrower)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.