Tynia Gaither

Tynia Gaither (born 16 March 1993) is a Bahamian athlete competing in sprinting events. 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.

Tynia Gaither
Personal information
Born (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993
Freeport, Bahamas[1]
EducationUniversity of Southern California
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country Bahamas
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
College teamUSC Trojans[1]
Medal record
Representing the  Bahamas
Pan American Games
2019 Lima200 m

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Bahamas
2010 CARIFTA Games George Town, Cayman Islands 2nd 200 m 23.83
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 45.59
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 23rd (sf) 200 m 24.48
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2nd 200 m 23.68
2011 CARIFTA Games Montego Bay, Jamaica 5th 100 m 11.72
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 6th 4 × 100 m relay 44.01
World Championships London, United Kingdom 8th 200 m 23.07
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 6th 200 m 23.41
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd 200 m 22.76
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
World Championships Doha, Qatar 13th (sf) 100 m 11.20
8th 200 m 22.90

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 11.21 (+0.1 m/s, Los Angeles 2015)
  • 200 metres – 22.61 (+1.7 m/s, Fayetteville 2014)

Indoor

Tynia Gaither at World Athletics

References
  1. College team bio
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