Tynia Gaither

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Tynia Gaither
Personal information
Born (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 32)
Freeport, Bahamas [1]
Education University of Southern California
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m
College team USC Trojans [1]
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 200 m
NACAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Freeport 200 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Freeport 4x100 m relay

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]

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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
2010 CARIFTA Games George Town, Cayman Islands 2nd200 m23.83
2nd4 × 100 m relay45.59
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 23rd (sf)200 m 24.48
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2nd200 m 23.68
2011 CARIFTA Games Montego Bay, Jamaica 5th100 m11.72
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 6th4 × 100 m relay 44.01
World Championships London, United Kingdom 8th200 m 23.07
4 × 100 m relay DNF
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 6th200 m 23.41
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd200 m 22.76
4 × 100 m relay DNF
World Championships Doha, Qatar 13th (sf)100 m 11.20
8th200 m 22.90
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 21st (sf)100 m 11.31
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 18th (h)100 m 11.16 1
11th (sf)200 m 22.41
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 2nd200 m 22.41
2nd4 × 100 m relay 43.34

1 Disqualified in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. 1 2 College team bio
  2. "Athletics - Semi-Final 1 Results" (pdf). olympics.com. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. "Tynia Gaither wins 200m bronze at Pan Am Games". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. "Athletics | Athlete Profile: GAITHER Tynia - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 2021-08-30.