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Amber Anning
British runner (born 2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amber Anning (born 18 November 2000)[1] is a British sprinter. A double Olympic medalist, she holds the British record for 400 metres, 49.29 seconds, which she took finishing fifth in the individual women's 400 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
![]() Anning at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Citizenship | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 23) London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Brighton & Hove AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Chris Johnson since 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | 2019 Indoor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 200m: 22.60 (Fayetteville, 2024) 400m: 49.29 NR (Paris, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won bronze medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics women's 4 x 400 metres relay and mixed 4 x 400 metres relay.
Anning is the British record holder indoors over 200m and was part of British teams that won medals in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay events at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships and 2023 World Athletics Championships. She also won medals at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games and the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships. Anning competed in college athletics for LSU Tigers and Arkansas Razorbacks.