Tianna Springer

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Tianna Springer
Personal information
Born (2007-09-24) 24 September 2007 (age 18)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.70 (Leonora, 2023)
200m: 23.53 (Leonora, 2023)
400m: 52.31 (St George's, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
South American U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bogota 400m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Bogota200m
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Port of Spain 400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Port of SpainMixed relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 St George's 400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 St George'sMixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Port of Spain 400 m
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Nassau 400 m

Tianna Springer (born 24 September 2007) is a Guyanese sprinter. A multiple-time gold medal winner in junior categories, Springer became the senior national champion over 100 metres in 2025. [1]

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Early and personal life

Born to Mechel Rose Springer in 2007, she attended Chases Academic Foundation secondary school in Georgetown, Guyana on a scholarship from 2023. [2] In 2025, she committed to attend the University of Georgia in the United States on a scholarship. [3]

Career

In 2023, Springer the Guyanese U-18 titles over 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres, setting multiple meeting record times. [4] [5]

Springer won the gold medal over 400 metres in the under-17 category at the 2023 CARIFTA Games in April 2023. [6] She was then a gold medalist competing over 400 metres at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago, running a personal best time of 53.55 seconds. She also ran the anchor leg for the Guyanese mixed 4x400m relay team at the Games, winning the gold medal in the event in a Games record time of 3:22.07 seconds, surpassing the previous mark of set by Australia in 2017. That year, she also won the gold medal as a fifteen year-old at the South American U-20 championships in Bogotá, Colombia, setting a championship record time of 53.28s, beating the previous mark set in 2009 by Barbara De Oliveira of Brazil. Springer also won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the championships, with a time of 23.72 seconds. [7] [8]

Springer won the 400 metres in a personal best time of 52.31 seconds in the under-20 category at the 2024 CARIFTA Games in St George's, Grenada. [9] That year, she signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) contract with Adidas, as a consequence Adidas supplied kit to the whole Guyana team competing at the 2024 CARIFTA Games. [10]

In April 2025, Springer won the U20 girls' 400 metres final in 53.07 at the 2025 CARIFTA Games in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. [11] [3] Competing as a member of Police Progressive Sports Club, she won the senior Guyanese national championships over 100 metres in June 2025 as an 18 year-old, running a wind assisted 11.52 seconds (+3.3 m/s). [12] [13] [14] She also placed third over 200 metres at the championships. [15]

References

  1. "Tianna Springer". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. "Springer secures scholarship at Chase's Academic Foundation". kaieteurnewsonline.com. Sep 3, 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 "The balancing act: Tianna Springer's biggest challenge yet". Guyana Times. April 3, 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. Campbell, Emerson (5 December 2023). "Springer a special sprinter with world class potential…" . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. "Springer shatters U-18 100m record". Guyana Chronicle. November 30, 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. "'Wonder Girl' Tianna 'springs' Gold for Guyana". kaieteurnewsonline.com. Apr 9, 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. "Tianna Springer's Olympics quest must start now". Stabroeknews. 4 Feb 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. "Director of Sport facilitates Chase Academy scholarship for 'Golden Girl' Tianna Springer". Newsroom.gy. September 2, 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  9. "CARIFTA Games". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  10. "Tianna Springer signs NIL deal with Adidas". Guyana Chroncile. March 14, 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  11. "Kennedy, Lampart and Douglas stand out at Carifta Games". World Athletics. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  12. "Guyanese Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 11 Nov 2025.
  13. "Archibald storms to blistering 100m win as Tianna Springer makes her mark in the 100m". kaieteurnewsonline.com. June 29, 2025. Retrieved 11 Nov 2025.
  14. "Archibald and Springer Shine in Sprint Finals at Guyana Nationals". Sportslife360. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  15. "Guyanese Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 11 Nov 2025.