Guyanese athlete (born 2004)
Anisha Gibbons
Nationality Guyanese Born (2004-09-26 ) 26 September 2004 (age 20) Sport Athletics Event Javelin Personal best(s) Javelin: 51.27m (Lubbock, 2023)
Anisha Gibbons (born 26 September 2004) is a Guyanese track and field athlete. She is a national champion and national record holder in the javelin throw.[ 1]
Early life
Gibbons attended New Mexico Junior College near Hobbs, New Mexico , United States on a scholarship to study business.[ 2] [ 3]
Career
Gibbons won the CARIFTA Games U17 category in 2019.[ 4] [ 5]
Gibbons set a new national record throw of 45.37 metres in Leonora, Guyana on 3 April 2022. She won the CARIFTA U20 event in 2022 in Kingston, Jamaica .[ 6] [ 7]
Gibbons extended her national record with a 51.27 metres throw in Lubbock, Texas , United States in March 2023.[ 8] [ 9] CARIFTA Games U20 title in Nassau, Bahamas in 2023 with a distance of 47.96 metres.[ 10] [ 11]
References
^ "Anisha Gibbons" . World Athletics . Retrieved 30 May 2024 .^ Toney, Rawle (March 9, 2023). "Anisha Gibbons doubtful for CARIFTA Games" . Kaieteurnewsonline . Retrieved 30 May 2024 . ^ "Harvey, Newton and Gibbons headline Guyana's CARIFTA Track and Field team" . Newsroom Guyana . March 23, 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .^ "CARIFTA GAMES: Anisha Gibbons lands Guyana's second gold" . Newsroom Guyana . 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .^ "NSC donates javelin to CARIFTA gold medallist" . Guyana Times . May 2, 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .^ "50th CARIFTA Games" . Guyana Chronicle . April 10, 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .^ "Guyana Championships" . World Athletics . 24 June 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .^ "Masked Rider Open" . World Athletics . 24 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .^ "Javelin Gold for Anisha Gibbons, 3000m silver for Attoya Harvey" . Kaieteurnewsonline . April 10, 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .^ "Gibbons bags third successive javelin gold" . Stabroeknews . 10 April 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .^ Levy, Leighton (April 9, 2023). "Guyana's Gibbons defends javelin title, Jamaica's Johnson wins shot put gold on Day 2 at Carifta 50" . SportsMax . Retrieved 30 May 2024 .
