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| pb = '''200m''': 22.60 (Fayetteville, 2024)<br>'''400m:''' 49.
| coach = Chris Johnson since 2022
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{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Paris|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 m mixed]]}}
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'''Amber Anning''' (born 18 November 2000)<ref name=Arkansas/> is a British sprinter.
She won two bronze medals at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|women's 4 x 400 metres relay]] and [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay|mixed 4 x 400 metres relay]].
==Personal life==▼
Anning was born in London, England and spent her early years in Hove and Australia. She attended [[Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College]].<ref name=Arkansas>{{cite web| url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/amber-anning/| title=Amber Anning| publisher=[[Arkansas Razorbacks]]| accessdate=30 August 2023}}</ref> In 2020, Anning began studying at [[Louisiana State University]] on a scholarship. In 2022 she transferred to the [[University of Arkansas]].<ref name=Telegraph/> She graduated in 2024 with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations with minors in Journalism, Strategic Media and Psychology.<ref name=AK24>{{cite web| url=https://www.uatrav.com/sports/article_685fa2ba-e0b4-11ee-93e8-ef0ca671c0cf.html| title=Amber Anning prepares for professional debut| publisher=[[The Arkansas Traveler (newspaper)|The Arkansas Traveler]]| date=13 March 2024| accessdate=4 July 2024}]</ref>▼
Anning is the [[List of British records in athletics|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|2019 European Indoor Championships]] and [[2023 World Athletics Championships|2023 World Championship]]. 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 track and field|LSU Tigers]] and [[Arkansas Razorbacks]].
==Career==▼
Anning has competed for Brighton & Hove Athletic Club since she was nine years old.<ref name=England>{{cite web| url=https://www.englandathletics.org/news/three-medals-for-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-on-the-final-day-at-the-world-championships/| title=Three medals for Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the final day at the World Championships| publisher=[[England Athletics]]| date=28 August 2023| accessdate=30 August 2023}}</ref> From the age of 16, until his unexpected death in 2021, she was coached by [[Lloyd Cowan]].<ref name=Arkansas/><ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2020/07/23/amber-annings-move-united-states-will-boost-tokyo-olympics-credentials/| title=Amber Anning's move to United States will boost her Tokyo Olympics credentials| work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| url-access=subscription| date=23 July 2023| accessdate=30 August 2023}}</ref> Anning broke the British under-15 300 metres record running 38.73 seconds and was the first, and to date, the only British under-15 to run sub 39 seconds. The previous record holder was [[Dina Asher-Smith]].<ref name=Telegraph/> ▼
▲==Personal life==
At the [[2017 Commonwealth Youth Games]], Amber finished third in the 400 metres event and was part of the England team that finished second in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. She missed the [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships]] due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sussexathletics.net/news/athlete-spotlight-amber-anning/| title=ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT – AMBER ANNING| publisher=Sussex Athletics| date=8 April 2020| accessdate=30 August 2023}}</ref>▼
Anning was born in London and spent her early years in Hove and Australia. Amber is the eldest of three sisters. As a child Amber participated in netball, swimming and athletics before choosing to specialise in the later.
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Aged 17, she won a bronze medal over 200m at the British Indoor Championships. A year later, at 18, she came second over 400m at the British Indoor Championships, running 53s dead to break the nearly 50-year-old British U20 Indoor record of [[Marilyn Neufville]]. With this she auto-qualified for the individual 400m and the British relay squad, which won the silver medal in the [[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|women's 4 × 400 metres relay]] at the [[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships]].<ref name="Telegraph" /> ▼
▲==Career==
▲Anning has competed for Brighton & Hove Athletic Club since she was nine years old.<ref name=England>{{cite web|
▲At the [[2017 Commonwealth Youth Games]], Amber finished third in the 400 metres event and was part of the England team that finished second in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. She missed the [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships]] due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sussexathletics.net/news/athlete-spotlight-amber-anning/|
In 2020, she started competing in [[college athletics]] for [[LSU Tigers track and field|LSU Tigers]],<ref name="AW">{{cite magazine| url=https://athleticsweekly.com/interviews/meet-amber-anning-and-yusuf-bizimana-1039968498/| title=Meet Amber Anning and Yusuf Bizimana| magazine=[[Athletics Weekly]]| date=7 June 2023| accessdate=30 August 2023}}</ref> where she was coached by [[Dennis Shaver]].<ref name="Telegraph" /> In August 2022, she transferred to [[Arkansas Razorbacks]].<ref name="AW" /> to work with Coach Chris Johnson. ▼
▲Aged 17, she won a bronze medal over 200m at the British Indoor Championships. A year later, at 18, she came second over 400m at the British Indoor Championships, running 53s dead to break the nearly 50-year-old British U20 Indoor record of [[Marilyn Neufville]]. With this she auto-qualified for the individual 400m and the British relay squad, which won the silver medal in the [[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|women's 4 × 400 metres relay]] at the [[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships]].<ref name="Telegraph" /> In the same year, Amber also finished second in the 400 metres event at the [[2019 European Athletics U20 Championships]], and anchored the British team to victory in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay competition at the championships.<ref name="Telegraph" />
▲In 2020, she started competing in [[college athletics]] for [[LSU Tigers track and field|LSU Tigers]],<ref name="AW">{{cite magazine|
Anning was a key member of the British team that finished third in the [[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|women's 4 × 400 metres relay]] event at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships]]. It was her first senior World Championships, and she ran the second leg of the race splitting 49.70 seconds in the heat and 49.82 seconds in the final.<ref name=England/>▼
▲At the [[2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships]], she was part of the Arkansas relay team that set the fastest women's indoor 4 × 400 metres relay time in history of 3:21.75. Anning's time on the first leg was
In January 2024, Amber broke [[Katharine Merry]]'s 25-year-old 200m [[List of British records in athletics|British Indoor record]], clocking 22.60 at Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.<ref>{{cite news|url=
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/68215538|title=Amber Anning: Paris 2024 Olympics would be 'icing on cake' for record-breaking Team GB sprinter|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=6 February 2024|accessdate=6 February 2024}}</ref>
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[[Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
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[[Category:Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
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