{{Short description|Jamaican sprinter (born 2003)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Shana Kaye Anderson | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = Jamaican | sport = Athletics | event = 400 metres | collegeteam = UTECH | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|5|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''400m:''' 51.40 (2026) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{JAM}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Relays}} {{Medal|Silver|2026 Gaborone|Mixed 4 × 400 m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Junior Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2025 Asunción|400 m}} {{Medal|Competition|NACAC U23 Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2023 San Jose|4 × 100 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2023 San Jose|4 × 400 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 San Jose|400 m}} }}
'''Shana Kaye Anderson''' (born 31 May 2003) is a Jamaican sprinter. She represented Jamaica in the inaugural mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2026 World Indoor Championships.<ref>{{cite web|title= Shana Kaye Anderson |website=World Athletics|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/shana-kaye-anderson-14827628}}</ref>
==Biography== Educated at Bustamante High School in Jamaica,<ref>{{cite web|website=Jamaica-gleaner.com |title=Edwin Allen one-two-three lights up Carifta Trials day two |accessdate=21 March 2026|date= 13 Mar 2022|url=http://past.jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20220313/edwin-allen-one-two-three-lights-carifta-trials-day-two }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website= jamaicaobserver.com|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2022/03/11/carifta-trials-uter-and-kelly-lead-u20-400m-prelims/ |title= Carifta Trials: Uter and Kelly lead U20 400m prelims|date=11 Mar 2022|accessdate=21 March 2026}}</ref>
==Career== Anderson was selected to compete for Jamaica at the 2023 NACAC Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://trackalerts.com/2023/07/jamaica-announces-national-team-for-nacac-u18-u23-championships/|website=Track Alerts|accessdate=30 August 2025|title= Jamaica Announces National Team for NACAC U18 – U23 Championships|date=17 July 2023}}</ref> She won three medals at the Championships; a bronze in the individual 400 metres, and two silver medals in the women’s 4 x 100 m relay and women's 4 x 400 m relay.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2023|title= NACAC U23 Championships|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=204596|website=World Athletics|accessdate=20 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2023|title= NACAC U23 Championships|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=204594&gender=W |website=World Athletics|accessdate=20 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2023|title= NACAC U23 Championships|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=10229511&gender=W |website=World Athletics|accessdate=20 March 2025}}</ref>
A member of the MVP Track Club,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://trackalerts.com/2023/03/seville-claims-victory-in-mens-100m-dash-at-john-wolmers-speed-fest/|title= Seville Claims Victory in Men’s 100m Dash at John Wolmer’s Speed Fest|first=Anthony|last=Foster|date=March 23, 2023|accessdate=21 March 2026}}</ref> in July 2025, Anderson was part of a victorious Jamaican mixed 4 x 400 metres relay team at the inaugural Barbados Grand Prix at St. Michael, Barbados.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caribbeanlife.com/ahye-dominates/|website=Caribbean Life|accessdate=21 March 2026|title= Ahye Dominates |first=Devika|last=Ragoonanan|date=July 8, 2025 }}</ref> Anderson won the bronze medal over 400 metres at the 2025 Pan American Junior Games in Asunción, Paraguay in August 2025.<ref>{{cite web|website=Bernews|access-date=20 September 2025|url= https://bernews.com/2025/06/caitlyn-bobb-qualifies-ncaa-championships/ |title= Caitlyn Bobb Qualifies For NCAA Championships |date=2 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7222970?eventId=10229511 |website=World Athletics|access-date=20 September 2025|title= NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships |date=14 June 2025}}</ref>
Anderson was selected to represent Jamaica at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://world-track.org/2026/03/olympic-kishane-thompson-headlines-jamaica-2026-world-indoor-team/|website=World-Track|accessdate=10 March 2026|title= Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson headlines the Jamaica 2026 World Indoor team|first=Gary|last=Smith |date=March 9, 2026}}</ref> Anderson ran as the Jamaican team initially finished third in the inaugural mixed 4 × 400 m relay at a World Athletics Indoor Championships, running alongside Leah Anderson, Kimar Farquharson and Delano Kennedy, finishing in a time of 3:17.13.<ref>{{cite web|title= Jamaica appeals disqualification in mixed 4x400m at world indoors |website=Jamaica Observer|date=21 March 2026|accessdate=21 October 2025|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/03/21/jamaica-appeals-disqualification-mixed-4x400m-world-indoors/#google_vignette }}</ref> However, the team were later disqualified from a messy race which included an incident at a baton exchange which caused Dutch and American runners to fall, and Sara Reifenrath of the United States run her leg of the race with only one shoe, and Jamaica disqualified for exchanging positions before a takeover.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://athleticsweekly.com/news/chaotic-mixed-relay-in-torun-sees-belgium-emerge-with-gold-1040010441/ |title= CHAOTIC MIXED RELAY IN TORUŃ SEES BELGIUM EMERGE WITH GOLD|date=21 March 2026 |access-date=21 March 2026| website=Athletics Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/kujawypomorze26/news/report/wic-kujawy-pomorze-26-report-mixed-4x400m|date=21 March 2026|title= Belgium takes inaugural world indoor mixed 4x400m title in Kujawy Pomorze |access-date=21 March 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.european-athletics.com/home/news/belgium-win-inaugual-world-indoor-mixed-4x400m-relay-gold-in-hectic-final |date=21 March 2026|title= Belgium win inaugual world indoor mixed 4x400m relay gold, as Spain and Poland also win medals in hectic final |access-date=21 March 2026| website=European Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/en/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/kujawypomorze26/news/report/day-two-morning-round-up-wic-kujawy-pomorze-26|date=21 March 2026 |title= Belgium makes world indoor history on day two in Kujawy Pomorze |access-date=21 March 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref>
Anderson was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, successfully winning the heat on the opening day in the mixed relay alongside Deandre Watkin, Antonio Watson, and Rushell Clayton.<ref>{{cite web|title= JAAA names powerful team for World Relays|accessdate=16 April 2026|date=15 April 2026|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/04/15/jaaa-names-powerful-team-world-relays/# |website=Jamaica Observer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/athletics/track-world-athletics-relays-canada-2026-may-2-9.7182182|website=cbc.ca|accessdate=2 May 2026|title= Canadian sprinters qualify 4 relay teams for 2027 world championships|date=2 May 2026 }}</ref> The following day, she ran the second leg as the quartet won the silver medal in a new national record time of 3:08.24.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/05/03/jamaica-breaks-national-record-get-silver-mixed-4x400m-relay/ |title= Jamaica breaks national record to get silver in Mixed 4x400m relay|date=3 May 2026|accessdate=3 May 2026|website=Jamaica Observer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/gaborone26/news/report/gaborone-26-report-mixed-4x400m-final|date=3 May 2026 |title= USA smash competition record in mixed 4x400m in Gaborone |access-date=3 May 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref>
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