Keturah "Katie" Anderson (born 9 January 1968 in
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...
) is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
retired athlete specialising in the
high hurdles
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
.
She won the bronze medal at the
1999 World Indoor Championships.
She has personal bests of 12.61 in the
100 metres hurdles
The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...
(1999) and 7.90 in the indoor 60 metres hurdles (1999 – former national record).
Competition record
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1968 births
Living people
Canadian female hurdlers
Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Jamaican emigrants to Canada
Black Canadian female track and field athletes
Universiade bronze medalists for Canada
Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade
Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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