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Aug 8, 2024 · Learn more about Gabby Thomas, the American track and field athlete who won gold at the Paris Games, from her neurobiology degree to volunteer efforts.
- Erica Sloan
Gabrielle Lisa Thomas (born December 7, 1996) [3] is an American track and field athlete specializing in 100 and 200 meter sprint who is the 2024 200m Olympic champion. Born in Georgia and raised in Massachusetts, Thomas competed in college for Harvard University before beginning a professional track career in 2018.
Sep 24, 2021 · After claiming bronze in the women’s 200m at the Tokyo Olympics, the Harvard graduate tells Jack Rathborn about her ambition to spark change away from the track.
Aug 7, 2024 · Gabby Thomas has sped to the win in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics. She finished in 21.83 seconds to add a gold to the bronze she took home in the event from Tokyo three years ago ...
- Thomas Was Born in Atlanta But Moved to Western Mass. as A Child
- Thomas Had A Nerve-Wracking Health Scare Earlier This Year
- Thomas Was Floored by Her Own Performance in The Trials.
- Thomas Improved Her Diet (But Still Hates Cooking).
Thomas and her twin brother Andrew were born in Atlanta. When Thomas was seven, her mother Jennifer Randall accepted a job at the University of Massachusetts and moved the family to Belchertown. Later, they moved to Florence — a village connected to Northampton — before Thomas’s seventh-grade year so that she and her brother could attend prep schoo...
In May, Thomas went to get an MRI on her lower back, hoping to get some answers regarding the “relentless” pain she experienced in her hamstring. Doctors came away with a disturbing discovery: Thomas had a tumor on her liver. Thomas said she wasn’t panicked at first, aware that the tumor could be benign and that even if it wasn’t, doctors found the...
Thomas winning 200m finals at the U.S. Trials in June wasn’t exactly a surprise. “Here’s the young lady I think is the favorite,” one announcer said when Thomas’s name was announced in Oregon, moments prior to the race. Still, nobody expected her to cross the finish line in 21.61 with her hands held high in the air — a move that added a few tenths ...
During the pandemic, Thomas opted to head to the University of Texas to continue her training and work on her Master’s degree in epidemiology. Austin presented one new challenge many recent college graduates experience: Thomas has to cook for herself now. “I came from college where I was eating in the dining halls,” Thomas told Runner’s World. “Whe...
Aug 7, 2024 · On the second Tuesday of the 2024 Olympic Games, American runner Gabrielle “Gabby” Thomas became a maiden gold-medal winner with a decisive victory in the women’s 200-meter sprint. She held ...
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Aug 6, 2024 · If she seems ideal for the role of marquee athlete, it’s because she’s been marinating, slow-cooking to perfection. She knows who she is and who she wants to be. She knows why she’s here.
