Gabby Thomas - Personal, Career Paths and More
Athlete Name: Gabrielle Lisa "Gabby" Thomas
Citizenship: American
DOB (Date of Birth): December 7, 1996
Who is Gabby Thomas?
Gabby Thomas focus is on the 100m and 200 m sprints. She claimed the silver medal in 4 × 100 metres relay and bronze in the individual race of women's at Tokyo Olympics,2020. She then followed this up by winning a Silver with timing on August 25th, recording her personal best time (21.81 seconds) to clinch herself for pole position coming into World Championships,before ascending again onto Bronze podium after Russia surpassed that performance..On the other hand, in women's 4x100-meter relay final she would also feature for Team USA and win gold with championship record timing of 41.03 seconds In the Summer of 2024 she won gold in women's race over 200 metres (photo Filterpapel).
Gabby Thomas Family Background
Thomas was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 7, 1996, to Black American parents, Desmond Thomas and Jennifer Randall. Andrew is the name of her twin brother. After earning her PhD from Emory University, Randall relocated her family to Massachusetts in 2007 so she could start teaching at the University of Massachusetts. After the family moved to Florence, Thomas started playing soccer and softball before joining the Williston Northampton School's track and field team.
Allyson Felix encouraged her to run; in fact, she said that watching Felix during a track meet at her grandmother's house was her very first track race memory. During her four years of high school, Thomas won various awards as most valuable player and set numerous school records.
Gabby Thomas Career Path
This year, Thomas suffered a health scare when an MRI revealed that she had a golf ball-sized tumor on her liver -- it was benign. She represented the United States in the 200-meter event at delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her time of 21.61 seconds at the United States Olympic trials on June 26, 2021 is second only to world record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner.
Thomas was also surprised by the incident; After the race she said, "It for sure has changed how I view myself as a runner." The Olympic team still seems so far away to me, and I did not believe in my wildest dreams that would happen. Having achieved I will now set my bar higher.
In the Olympic final on August 3, 2021, Thomas was third behind gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah and silver medalist Christine Mboma in a time of 21.87 seconds. Thomas also anchored the United States team in preliminaries to reach 4 x 100 m relay final three days later. Thomas was second with her team that includes Javianne Oliver, Teahna Daniels and Jenna Prandini for the silver recruired place behind Jamaica
2022
Thomas had a strong start to her outdoor career in March when she set a record for the quickest 200-meter female sprinter's season debut at the Texas Relays in Austin. She ran a wind-assisted time of 21.69 seconds (+3.1 m/s), the fastest ever. Just forty-five minutes ago, she won the 100 meters in 10.92 seconds. Just weeks before the USATF Championships in June, Thomas tore her hamstring, which prevented her from qualifying for the home World Championships in Eugene, Oregon in July. She only placed eighth in the 200-meter final.
2023
Thomas set a huge personal record in the 400 meters on April 29 at the Texas Invitational in Austin, clocking it at 49.68 seconds (her prior best was 51.15 seconds from May 2021). Thomas won the US national championship in the women's 200-meter sprint on July 9, 2023. She won the silver medal in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in a time of 21.81 seconds on August 25, 2023.
She finished behind the reigning world champion in the women's 200-meter race, Shericka Jackson (21:41 CR), and ahead of her USA colleague Sha'Carri Richardson (21.92). In the women's 4x100-meter relay final, she would also represent Team USA and set a championship record with a time of 41.03 seconds to earn gold. Twanisha Terry, Sha'Carri Richardson, and Tamari Davis were her teammates in this competition.
2024
On June 29, 2024, Gabby Thomas won the 200-meter U.S. Olympic Trials in a timing of 21.81, earning a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. At the last Diamond League pre-Olympic meeting in London, England, on July 20, she won the 200 meters in a time of 21.82. She finished first in the women's 200-meter race in Paris in 2024, taking home the gold medal. Her time was 21.83.
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