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American sprinter (born 1996)
This article is about the American track and field athlete who is the current 200 meter Olympic champion. For theEmmerdale character, seeGabby Thomas (Emmerdale).

Gabby Thomas
Thomas on July 25, 2024 in Paris
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Lisa Thomas
Born (1996-12-07)December 7, 1996 (age 28)[1]
Home townNorthampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationPace Academy[2]
Harvard University
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2024 Paris
  • 200 m, Gold
  • 4 × 100 m, Gold
  • 4 × 400 m, Gold
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • 200 m, Bronze
  • 4 × 100 m, Silver
Personalbests

Gabrielle Lisa Thomas (born December 7, 1996)[3] is an Americantrack and fieldathlete specializing in100 and200 metersprint who is the 2024 200 m Olympic champion. Born in Georgia and raised in Massachusetts, Thomas competed in college forHarvard University before beginning a professional track career in 2018. Thomas also has amaster of public health degree inepidemiology.

At the2020 Tokyo Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 200 m and a silver as part of the women's4 × 100 m relay. On August 25, 2023, she claimed the 200 m silver medal in the2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest with a time of 21.81 seconds.[4] 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.[5] At the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Thomas won three gold medals; individually in the200 m, and alongside her teammates in the4 × 100 m relay and4 × 400 m relay, in which they ran an American record and thesecond-fastest time ever.

Early life and background

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Thomas was born December 7, 1996, inAtlanta,Georgia, to an American mother, Jennifer Randall, and a father, Desmond Thomas, originally from Jamaica. She has a twin brother.[6][7] In 2007, Randall moved the family toMassachusetts to teach at theUniversity of Massachusetts after completing her PhD atEmory University. While the family settled inFlorence, Thomas played softball and soccer, then joined the track and field team at theWilliston Northampton School.[8] She was inspired to run byAllyson Felix, saying that her first memory of a track race was watching Felix while at her grandmother's house. In four years at her high school, Thomas set multiple school records and wasmost valuable player every year.[9][10]

A graduate ofHarvard University, she studied neurobiology and global health as an undergraduate.[11] In May 2023, Thomas finished hermaster of public health degree[12][13] inepidemiology at theUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, at their Austin regional campus.[11][14][15] She is a member ofAlpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[16]

Career

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While at Harvard, Thomas won 22 conference titles across her three years of athletics in six different events, setting the school andIvy League records in the100 meters,200 meters and the indoor60 meters.[10] She signed a contract withNew Balance and turned pro in October 2018, forgoing her last year of collegiate eligibility.[17]

After Harvard, she moved toAustin, Texas, to be coached byTonja Buford-Bailey.[18]

Thomas (left) at the2020 US Olympic trials.

2020

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In 2020, Thomas was provisionally banned by theAthletics Integrity Unit after allegedly missing three anti-doping tests within a 12-month period. Her suspension was lifted in July 2020.[19]

2021

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In 2021 anMRI revealed a tumor on her liver, but it turned out to bebenign.[20] She represented the United States in the 200 meter race at the postponed2020 Tokyo Olympics.[21] Her time of 21.61 seconds at theUnited States Olympic trials on June 26, 2021, was the second-fastest ever at the time, surpassed only by world record holderFlorence Griffith-Joyner.[22] The time even surprised Thomas herself; after the race, she said, "It definitely changed how I view myself as a runner. I am still in shock... my dream was to make the Olympic team... Now that I've accomplished [that], I'm going to set higher goals."[23] On August 3, 2021, in the Olympic final, Thomas won a bronze medal, running with a time of 21.87 s, behindElaine Thompson-Herah (gold) andChristine Mboma (silver).[24][25] Three days later, the U.S. team having qualified for the finals of the4 × 100 m relay, Thomas ran anchor, and the team came in second place behind the Jamaican team, securing her the silver medal along with teammatesJavianne Oliver,Teahna Daniels, andJenna Prandini.[26][27][25]

2022

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In March, Thomas started her outdoor season at the Texas Relays in Austin with the fastest-ever season opener by any 200 m female sprinter. She achieved the quickest wind-assisted mark of all time at 21.69 seconds (+3.1 m/s). She ran winning 10.92 s in the 100 m just 45 minutes earlier.[28] Thomas missed the qualifying for the homeWorld Championships inEugene, Oregon in July as she tore her hamstring just weeks before theUSATF Championships held in June and only finished eighth in the 200 m final.[29]

2023

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On April 29 at the Texas Invitational in Austin, Thomas set a personal record in the400 m with a time of 49.68 s (her previous PR was 51.15 s from May 2021).[3][30] On July 9, 2023, Thomas became the US national champion for the women's 200m sprint.[31] On August 25, 2023, she claimed the silver medal in the2023 World Athletics Championships in 21.81 seconds. She finished ahead of USA teammateSha'Carri Richardson (21.92), and behind defending women's 200 m world championShericka Jackson (21:41CR).[4] She would also go on to win gold as part of Team USA in the women's 4 × 100 m relay final with a championship record of 41.03 seconds. Her teammates in this event wereTamari Davis,Twanisha Terry, andSha'Carri Richardson.[5]

2024

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On June 29, 2024, Thomas qualified for the2024 Paris Olympics by winning the U.S. Olympic Trials 200 m race with a time of 21.81.[32] She won the 200 m at the final pre-OlympicDiamond League meeting inLondon, England, on July 20, with a time of 21.82.[33] At the Olympics, she won only gold medals, including the200 meter race with a time of 21.82,[34] and along with her teammates in the4 × 100 m and4 × 400 m relays.

On September 26, she competed at theAthlos track meet, a women-only track and field meeting atIcahn Stadium inNew York City, finishing second in the 200 m.[35][36]

In November 2024, it was announced that Thomas had signed up for the inaugural season of theMichael Johnson foundedGrand Slam Track.[37]

2025

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Having finished in third place in the 200m at the2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Aug. 3, Thomas announced in September 2025 that she would not compete at the2025 World Athletics Championships due to the aggravation of an Achilles tendon injury she had first sustained in May.[38]

Achievements

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International competitions

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Representing the United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2019World RelaysYokohama, Japan–4 × 200 m relay DQ[39]
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan3rd200 m21.87+0.8 m/s
2nd4 × 100 m relay 41.45SB
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2nd200 m21.81
1st4 × 100 m relay 41.03CR
2024World RelaysNassau, Bahamas1st4 × 100 m relay41.85WL
1st4 × 400 m relay3:21.70WL
Olympic GamesParis, France1st200 m21.82
1st4 × 100 m relay 41.78
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:15.27AR

National championships

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2019USATF Indoor ChampionshipsStaten Island, New York2nd300 m35.98[40]
USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa8th200 mDNF-1.2 m/s[41]
2021U.S. Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon4th100 m11.15-1.0 m/s
1st200 m21.61+1.3 m/sPB
2022USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon8th200 m22.47-0.3 m/s
2023USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1st200 m21.60-0.4 m/sPB[31]
2024U.S. Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon1st200 m21.81+0.6 m/s
2025USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rd200 m22.20+0.5 m/s

Circuit performances

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Grand Slam Track results[42]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Kingston SlamLong sprints200 m1st22.62US$100,000
400 m2nd49.14
2025 Miami SlamShort sprints100 m4th10.97US$50,000
200 m1st21.95
2025 Philadelphia SlamShort sprints200 m2nd22.10US$30,000
100 m4th11.16

Circuit wins

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Awards and honors

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References

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