Anson Henry

Anson Henry (born March 9 1979) is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/211753.shtml Athlete biography: Anson Henry] , beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008] His personal best time is 10.12 seconds, achieved in May 2006 in Doha. He also has 20.52 seconds in the 200 metres and 6.59 seconds in the 60 metres.

At the 2003 Pan American Games he won the bronze medal in the 100 metres, as the original winner Mickey Grimes was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for ephedrine. [(cite news |author= |title=Grimes fails drugs test |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3145935.stm |work=BBC |date=2003-08-13 |accessdate=2007-03-10 )] At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he finished seventh in the 100 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay. He won a relay silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.

He also competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In Beijing he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 4th in his heat behind Francis Obikwelu, Obinna Metu and Walter Dix, normally causing elimination. However, his time of 10.37 was the 7th fastest losing time, which was enough for advancing to the second round. There he improved his time to 10.33, but failed to qualify to the semi finals as he finished only in seventh place of his heat. Together with Hank Palmer, Pierre Browne and Jared Connaughton he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they placed second behind Jamaica, but in front of Germany and China. Their time of 38.77 was the fourth out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.66 seconds, which was the sixth time.

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