Shani Anderson (born 7 August 1975) is a British/Vincentian former sprinter who competed at the

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Biography

Anderson was born in St Vincent but was educated in

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, South London at

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and was a resident of

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, London. Anderson finished third three times at the

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, behind Jamaican Evadnie McKenzie in the 100 metres event at the

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, third behind

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in the 200 metres at the

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and third behind

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at the

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. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Anderson represented

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in the 100 metres and 4x100 metres events. After a second place finish behind

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at the 2001 AAAs, she finally became the British 200 metres champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 2002 AAA Championships. Shani now coaches athletics from club to Olympic level and started her own personal training company, Anderson Fitness Consultants. She has a personal training studio at The Armitage on

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where she trains clients and she also runs corporate health & wellbeing events and programmes.

References

Living people English female sprinters British female sprinters 1975 births People educated at James Allen's Girls' School Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes from London Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emigrants to the United Kingdom People from Catford Athletes from the London Borough of Lewisham Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 21st-century English sportswomen 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{England-sprint-athletics-bio-stub