Corey Anderson (parathlete)

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Corey Anderson
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Corey Anderson in 2019
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 21)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Track and Field
World Para Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Men's Javelin Throw F38

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.

Personal[]

Anderson was born on 25 May 2000.[1] He has left hemiplegic cerebral palsy which was diagnosed after 2017.[1] 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.[1] During the competition, his mother noticed he moved differently than other athletes and he was subsequently diagnosed with left hemiplegic cerebral palsy.[1] 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.[2] He competed at the championships under duress due to rolling his ankle several days prior to the event.[2]

At the 2020 Toyko Summer Paralympics, he finished fourth Men's Javelin F38. [3][4]

Anderson is coached by Desmond Davis [2] and is a Queensland Academy of Sport scholarship athlete.[5]

Recognition[]

  • 2017 – Sports Darling Downs Junior Para Athlete of the Year.[6]
  • 2018 – Sports Darling Downs Para Athlete of the Year.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Corey Anderson". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai – Day 3 Recap". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 10 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Para-athletics Stars Perris and Turner Secure Their Paralympic Passage to Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 17 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Corey Anderson". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ^ "P4G athletes claim top performances early 2019". Queensland Academy of Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Junior Sports Star of the Year for 2017". Sports Darling Downs. Retrieved 10 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Senior Sports Star of the Year for 2018". Sports Darling Downs. Retrieved 10 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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