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Corey Anderson
Corey Anderson in 2019
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Coached byLukas Cannon
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 and the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [2]


Personal

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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

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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.[3] He competed at the championships under duress due to rolling his ankle several days prior to the event.[3]

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] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he finished sixth in the Men's Javelin throw F38.[8]

Anderson is now coached Lukas Cannon and by Desmond Davis [3] and is a Queensland Academy of Sport scholarship athlete.[9]

Recognition

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  • 2017 – Sports Darling Downs Junior Para Athlete of the Year.[10]
  • 2018 – Sports Darling Downs Para Athlete of the Year.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Corey Anderson". Paralympics Australia. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai – Day 3 Recap". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Corey Anderson". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Strong Grips Gold to Open Australia's Tally at 2023 World Para Athletics Championships". Athletics Australia. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. ^ Australia, Athletics. "Golden girl Low back on top of the world, teenager Lovell scores bronze". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  9. ^ "P4G athletes claim top performances early 2019". Queensland Academy of Sport. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Junior Sports Star of the Year for 2017". Sports Darling Downs. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Senior Sports Star of the Year for 2018". Sports Darling Downs. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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