Tynia Gaither
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 200 m | 16 March 1993
College team | USC Trojans[1] |
Medal record |
Tynia Gaither (born 16 March 1993) is a
Bahamian athlete competing in sprinting events. Gaither has represented the Bahamas at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
She won the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. She later represented her country in the 60 metres at the 2016 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round.
She competed at the 2019 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal.[3][4]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Bahamas | |||||
2010 | CARIFTA Games | George Town, Cayman Islands | 2nd | 200 m | 23.83 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.59 | |||
World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada
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23rd (sf) | 200 m | 24.48 | |
Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 2nd | 200 m | 23.68 | |
2011 | CARIFTA Games | Montego Bay, Jamaica
|
5th | 100 m | 11.72 |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 28th (h) | 60 m | 7.41 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
39th (h) | 100 m | 11.56 | |
24th (sf) | 200 m | 23.45 | |||
2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.01 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom
|
8th | 200 m | 23.07 | |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada
|
6th | 200 m | 23.41 |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru
|
3rd | 200 m | 22.76 |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
World Championships | Doha, Qatar
|
13th (sf) | 100 m | 11.20 | |
8th | 200 m | 22.90 | |||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan
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21st (sf) | 100 m | 11.31 |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 18th (h) | 100 m | 11.161 |
11th (sf) | 200 m | 22.41 | |||
NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 2nd | 200 m | 22.41 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.34 |
1 Disqualified in the semifinals
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.02 (+1.3 m/s, Miami 2021)
- 200 metres – 22.41 (+2.0 m/s, Eugene 2022)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.23 (Seattle 2015)
- 200 metres – 23.11 (Fayetteville 2016)
References
- ^ a b College team bio
- ^ "Athletics - Semi-Final 1 Results" (pdf). olympics.com. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Tynia Gaither wins 200m bronze at Pan Am Games". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Athletics | Athlete Profile: GAITHER Tynia - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
External links
- Tynia Gaither at World Athletics
- Tynia Gaither at Diamond League
- Tynia Gaither at Olympics.com
- Tynia Gaither at Olympedia
- Tynia Gaither at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games(archived)