Tyra Gittens
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tyra Gittens |
| Nationality | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | Long jump, High jump, Heptathlon |
| Turned pro | 2022 |
Tyra Gittens (born 6 June 1998) is an Olympic athlete from Trinidad and Tobago.[1] Gittens set 6 national records for Trinidad and Tobago indoor records in Pentathlon 4746 points, high jump 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in), and long jump 6.68 m (21 ft 11 in), Trinidad and Tobago outdoor records in Heptathlon 6418 points, high jump 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), and long jump 6.96 m (22 ft 10 in).[2]
Her hometown is
BA Degree and University of Texas at Austin to pursue a master's degree.[3]
In July 2017, Gittens broke her own national junior
Ottawa, Canada, gaining 5,490 points in the seven-discipline event to improve on the 5,337-point standard she had established in 2016.[4]
Competing in the long jump at the
ADHD. However, a failure to complete the application for a renewal of the TUE correctly led to a positive test for methylphenidate/ritalinic acid at the World Championships and a six-month doping violation ban.[6]
NCAA
Gittens is an 18-time
NCAA Champion, 5-time Southeastern Conference
Champion, and 20-time All-SEC honoree.
Gittens won silver in the women’s
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[8] She did however win gold in the heptathlon, despite the fact she injured her ankle in the days before the event.[9]
In June 2021, she was named to the US Track and Field Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) National awards list, winning the Women's National Field Athlete of the Year award, as they stated that with ,,,her win at the SEC event she had become the third best performer in collegiate history in the heptathlon.[10]
In Texas on 14 May 2021 at
2020 Tokyo Olympics in the long jump, she won silver in the women’s high jump competition with a height of 1.89m, she missed out on qualifying for the heptathlon at the 2020 Olympics on that day by just two points, accumulating 6,418 points in winning the seven-discipline event.[12]
In Fayetteville, Arkansas on 11 March 2021 at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, she jumped 6.68m to place her inside the top 10 for the year so far and set Trinidad and Tobago records in Pentathlon 4746 points, high jump 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in), and long jump 6.68 m (21 ft 11 in).[13]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Texas Longhorns | |||||
| 2022 | 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 9th | High Jump | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| 3rd | Long Jump | 6.57 m (21 ft 7 in) | |||
| SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Texas Tech Red Raiders track and field | 3rd | High Jump | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| 3rd | Long Jump | 6.57 m (21 ft 7 in) | |||
| 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Birmingham CrossPlex | 2nd | High Jump | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| 11th | Long Jump | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) | |||
| SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 2nd | High Jump | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| 5th | Long Jump | 6.29 m (20 ft 8 in) | |||
| Representing Texas A&M Aggies
| |||||
| 2021 | 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 3rd | High Jump | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| 2nd | Long Jump | 6.68 m (21 ft 11 in) | |||
| 1st | Heptathlon | 6285 points | |||
| SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University
|
2nd | High Jump | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| 4th | Long Jump | 6.56 m (21 ft 6 in) | |||
| 24th | 100 m hurdles | DNF | |||
| 1st | Heptathlon | 6418 points NR | |||
| 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 1st | High Jump | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| 3rd | Long Jump | 6.68 m (21 ft 11 in) NR | |||
| 1st | Pentathlon | 4746 points NR | |||
| SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 1st | High Jump | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| 1st | Long Jump | 6.62 m (21 ft 9 in) former NR | |||
| 5th | Pentathlon | 3818 points | |||
| 2020 | 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships[14] | University of New Mexico | All-American | Pentathlon | |
| All-American | Long Jump | ||||
| All-American | High Jump | ||||
| SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 3rd | High Jump | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| 4th | Long Jump | 6.27 m (20 ft 7 in) | |||
| 1st | Pentathlon | 4391 points | |||
| 2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Texas at Austin | 16th | High Jump | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| 2nd | Heptathlon | 6049 points | |||
| SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 2nd | High Jump | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| 3rd | Long Jump | 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) | |||
| 2nd | Heptathlon | 5793 points | |||
| 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 9th | Long Jump | 6.38 m (20 ft 11 in) |
| 8th | Heptathlon | 5748 points | |||
| SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
|
3rd | High Jump | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| 5th | Long Jump | 6.47 m (21 ft 3 in) | |||
| 1st | Heptathlon | 6074 points | |||
| 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 8th | Pentathlon | 4197 points | |
| SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 7th | High Jump | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| 5th | Pentathlon | 4121 points | |||
References
- ^ "Tyra GITTENS | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago outdoor records National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago
- ^ "Tyra Gittens - Track and Field". Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com.
- ^ "Golden Gittens breaks T&T record". Team TTO | Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee.
- ^ "Gittens misses spot in Worlds long jump final". 23 July 2022.
- ^ Porter, Wayne (April 3, 2023). "T&T's Tyra Gittens completes 6-month ban". Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ 2016 New Balance Nationals Outdoor results
- ^ "Tyra Gittens bags NCAA long jump silver". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. June 11, 2021.
- ^ "Tyra Gittens takes heptathlon gold at NCAA Track and Field Champs". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago's Tyra Gittens cops Women's National Field Athlete of the Year award". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Long Jump - women - senior - outdoor - 2021". worldathletics.org.
- ^ Reporter, WIC News (May 19, 2021). "Trinidad and Tobago's Tyra Gittens prepares for Tokyo Olympics".
- ^ "Long Jump - women - senior - indoor - 2021". worldathletics.org.
- ^ 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships start list Flash Results
- ^ Tyra Gittens University of Texas & Texas A&M results TFRRS
