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| Born | 28 January 2001 Saint Andrew, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.06 (Sacramento, 2023) 200m: 22.34 (Kingston, 2024) 400m: 51.22 (Gainesville, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Lanae-Tava Thomas (born 28 January 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She finished second at the Jamaican national championships over 200 metres in 2024. [1]
Born in Jamaica and educated at Vaz Prep School in Kingston, Jamaica, [2] She was also schooled at Rush–Henrietta Central School District, [3] and was a member of Max Velocity Track and Field Club. [4] She was an 11-time New York State Champion in the long jump and sprint events. She attended the University of Southern California where she was part of a winning NCAA 4x100m relay team. [5] She represented the United States at the 2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Costa Rica, winning gold in the 200 metres. [6] In 2021, she won the NCAA 4x100m relay for a second time in three years. [7] That year, the USC women won the overall NCAA title. [8] She later transferred to the University of Texas. [9]
She is coached by Eldrick Floreal. After changing her international registration to Jamaica, she finished third in the 200m at the 2023 Jamaican National Championship. [10] However, she was unable to compete at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest due to administrative difficulties over her registration. She signed an endorsement deal with Puma in 2023. [2]
In January 2024, she won 400 metres at the Dr. Martin Luther King Collegiate Invitational, in a time of 51.97 seconds. [11] In February 2024, she was selected to run for Jamaica at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. [12] She ran the opening leg in the final of the 4x400m relay in Glasgow. [13]
She ran 22.84 seconds for the 200 metres to finish third at the Jamaica International in May 2024. [14] She produced a lifetime best of 22.36 seconds to win the women's 200 metres at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica on 1 June 2024. [15] She finished second in the 290 meters at the 2024 Jamaican Championships on 30 June 2024. [16]
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals. [17] [18]
Born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, she moved to Rochester, New York in 2012. Her parents are called Michelle and Lancelot. She has brothers Howard Bailey and Giovanni, and a sister called Lorriel. [19]
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