Brooke Andersen

Brooke Andersen (born August 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete known for throwing events. Her personal best in the hammer throw of 79.02 m (259 ft 3 in), set April 30, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona, ranks her as the #4 thrower of all time.[1] Her personal best weight throw is 25.07 m (82 ft 3 in). On July 17, 2022, at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Brooke Andersen won the gold medal with a hammer throw of 78.96 m.[2]

Not to be confused with Brooke Anderson.

Brooke Andersen
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-08-23) August 23, 1995
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Hammer throw
College teamNorthern Arizona University
TeamNike
Turned pro2018
Coached byNathan Ott (coach)
2014-Present
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene Hammer throw
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Hammer throw
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Freeport Hammer Throw
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Toronto Hammer Throw

Career

In July 2022, Brooke Andersen signed with Nike.[3]

At the 2021, Olympic Trials she placed second overall which secured her position on the Olympic Team in Tokyo. There she went on to hit the Automatic Qualifier mark and secure a spot in the Olympic final. Andersen managed to take tenth in her first Olympic Games.

In both 2018 and 2019, she finished third behind DeAnna Price and Gwen Berry at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the number 4 and 5 throwers of all time respectively). The 2019 place guarantees her a spot on the American team at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Later she won the silver medal at the 2019 Pan American Games behind Berry's last round Pan American Games record, both Americans defeating the defending champion Rosa Rodríguez.[4] Andersen was on the medal stand when Berry raised her fist in protest of injustice in America “and a president who’s making it worse.”[5]

In the 2018 NACAC Championship, Andersen competed in the hammer for Team USA.[6]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 21st (q) Hammer throw 54.64 m
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 3rd Hammer throw 70.05 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2nd Hammer throw 71.07 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 20th (q) Hammer throw 68.46 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 10th Hammer throw 72.16 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 1st Hammer throw 78.96 m
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 2nd Hammer throw 68.66 m

NCAA career

Brooke Andersen was named to the 2018 Big Sky Conference student athlete team and NAU scholar-athlete of the year (2017-2018).[7]

She competed collegiately for Northern Arizona University,[8] finished second in the hammer at the 2017 and 2018 NCAA Championships.

In college she also threw the weight throw.

High School career

Andersen won the 2013 Avocado West League discus championship with a throw of 37.27 m (122 ft 3+1⁄4 in).[9]

While competing at Rancho Buena Vista High School in her hometown of Vista, California, Andersen threw the discus, placed ninth in the San Diego Section championship in 2013.[10]

Jay Hibert, her high school coach with help from California Community College Athletic Association Hall of Fame coach Lloyd Higgins[11][12] introduced her to the hammer as a high school athlete.

Brooke Andersen played 14 years of soccer as a youth through high school.

References
  1. "Hammer Throw – women – senior – outdoor".
  2. "Oregon22 | WCH 22 | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. It’s OFFICIAL I’m a Nike athlete🤩🤩 I’ve been dreaming about this day since I was a kid! I would like to give a HUGE thank you to my agent Karen Locke!! You’re amazing! And thank you Nike for giving me the opportunity to represent the swoosh! #nike #nikewomen Brooke Andersen's twitter
  4. NAU Roundup: Andersen second in women's hammer throw at Pan Am Games Arizona Daily Sun
  5. Two Americans protest on medals stand at Pan Am Games San Francisco Chronicle
  6. Team USATF roster set for 2018 NACAC Senior Championships
  7. Kovacs, Solo Named Big Sky Scholar-Athletes of the Year
  8. 2018 NAU Track and field profile for Brooke Andersen
  9. Brooke Andersen Track & Field Bio 2013 Outdoor Season Rancho Buena Vista HS 12th Grade
  10. 2013 San Diego CIF section track and field championship results
  11. Lloyd Higgins Hall of Fame Point Loma Nazarene University
  12. Recognition still comes as a surprise to Coach Higgins Talon Marks

Brooke Andersen on Instagram

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