Gina Bass
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| Born | May 3, 1995 , Gambia[1] | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||||
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Gina Bass (born 3 May 1995) is a Gambian athlete competing in sprinting events.[2] She won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2016 African Championships. Bass qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Gambian flag bearer.[3]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed 52nd in the 200 metres heats and did not qualify for the semifinals.[4]
She is the first ever Gambian qualifier for the final at the World Athletics Championships.
She currently holds national records in the 100 and 200 metres.
She qualified to represent Gambia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 metre and 200 metre events.[5] In the 100 metres race she set a new national record of 11.12 seconds.[6]
International competitions[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  Gambia
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| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 38th (h) | 100 m | 12.44 |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 11.97 |
| 13th (sf) | 200 m | 24.13 | |||
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 11.63 |
| 3rd | 200 m | 22.92 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 52nd (h) | 200 m | 23.43 | |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | 100 m | 11.56 |
| 2nd | 200 m | 23.15 | |||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 31st (h) | 200 m | 23.56 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 11.64 |
| 13th (sf) | 200 m | 23.60 | |||
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 8th | 100 m | 11.85 | |
| 4th | 200 m | 23.40 | |||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 100 m | 11.13 |
| 1st | 200 m | 22.58 | |||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th (sf) | 100 m | 11.24 | |
| 6th | 200 m | 22.71 | |||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 15th (sf) | 100 m | 11.16 |
| 14th (sf) | 200 m | 22.67 | |||
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.13 (-1.2 m/s Rabat 2019) NR
- 200 metres – 22.58(+1.8 m/s, Rabat 2019) NR
References[]
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Gina Bass at World Athletics
- ^ "AIPS Media".
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ "Gambian sprinter Gina Bass grabs WC & Olympic ticket |". 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 5 Results".
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