Anson Henry (born March 9, 1979) is a retired Canadian sprinter of Jamaican descent who specialized in the 100 metres.

He would later be a favorite at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, but due to a muscle cramp in the 100m final Henry hobbled across the line in an unexpected 8th-place finish.

In Beijing he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 4th in his heat behind Francis Obikwelu, Obinna Metu and Walter Dix.

[1] Together with Hank Palmer, Pierre Browne and Jared Connaughton he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay.

Anson Henry received a full athletic scholarship to attend Washington State University.

In that year he set a new WSU 60m record of 6.65 seconds at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and had a 3rd-place finish.

He entered the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships as a heavy favorite, and looked great through the qualifying rounds but pulled up mid race with a hamstring cramp, leaving him crossing the line lame in an 8th-place finish.