Jeshua Anderson
Jeshua Anderson (born June 22, 1989) is a retired American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 meter hurdles. He is a 3 time NCAA champion in the 400m hurdles and was the second freshman from Washington State University to ever win the NCAA title. In 2008 Anderson was 400 meter hurdles Junior World Champion and holds the second fastest high school time recorded in the 300m hurdles. He was born and raised in Woodland Hills, California and attended Taft High School. After winning the 2011 Outdoor Championships, Anderson had the competed for team USA at the world championships. He also participated in the 2016 Olympic trials in which he finished as a finalist.
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 22, 1989 Woodland Hills, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Washington State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 46.08 s (Seattle 2009) 400 m hurdles: 47.93 s (Eugene 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After college, Anderson pursued a professional career as a sponsored athlete of Nike and sought to qualify for the 2012 Olympic games in London but suffered a torn hamstring that limited his performance.
Jeshua has now stepped down from his career as a competitor to pursue coaching at the University of Washington and focuses on the sprints and hurdle events. Coaching alongside his own college hurdle coach, Mark McDonald who was essential to Jeshua's success by implementing unique training workouts and running mechanics. Anderson now is going into his fourth year with the Huskies. At the start of his coaching position at UW, Jeshua led 2 of his athletes to break school records and receive All-American honors.