GABBY THOMAS
Gabrielle Lisa Thomas (born December 7, 1996) is an American track and field athlete specializing in 100 and 200 meter sprint who is the 2024 200 m Olympic champion. Born in Georgia and raised in Massachusetts, Thomas competed in college for Harvard University before beginning a professional track career in 2018. Thomas also has a master of public health degree in epidemiology.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 200 m and a silver as part of the women’s 4 × 100 m relay. On August 25, 2023, she claimed the 200 m silver medal in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest with a timeof 21.81 seconds. She won gold as part of Team USA in the women’s 4 × 100 m relay final with a championship record of 41.03 seconds. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Thomas won three gold medals; individually in the 200 m, and alongside her teammates in the 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay, in which they ran an American record and the second-fastest time ever.
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https://www.wmra.org/2024-08-06/american-gabby-thomas-cruises-in-200-meter-olympic-final-wins-her-first-gold-medal
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