Gabby Thomas full name Gabrielle Lisa Thomas is a prominent American track and field sprinter. She specializes in 100 m and 200 m events. She was the gold medal winner in 200 m at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Moreover, Gabby was in the American women’s team which won gold in both 4X100 m and 4X400 m at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Bahamas.
At the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships, Thomas was part of the U.S women’s 4X100 m team that won gold in a championship record time of 41.03 s. In addition, the American marvel earned the championships 200 m silver medal. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was the 200 m bronze medalist and part of the U.S women’s 4X100 m team that claimed silver.
Age and Birthday
Gabrielle was born in 7 December 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA. She is 27 years at 2024.
Height
Thomas is of average stature of approximately 178 cm (5 feet 10 inches).
Gabby Thomas Education
The multi-gifted prodigy went to The Williston Northampton School in Massachusetts from 2011 to 2015. Due to her prowess in athletics earned her was admitted to the Harvard University for a Bachelor’s degree in neurobiology and global health, graduating in 2019. Furthermore, in May 2023 she earned a Master’s degree in epidemiology from University of Texas.
She is currently volunteering at a Texas clinic for the uninsured.
Gabby Thomas Boyfriend
The star sprinter is currently dating Spencer McManes since 2022. Spencer has a Bachelor’s in political science and government from Yale University and played football as a quarterback in college.
Gabby Thomas Family
Parents
Thomas comes from a five sibling family of Jennifer Randal (mother) and Desmond Thomas (father).
Her mother Jennifer is a professor at the University of Michigan. Furthermore, she is the president of the Center for Measurement Justice. She is a Ph.D. holder in Education Measurement from Emory University (2007), a Masters in Teaching and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology both from Duke University (1999 and 1995 respectively).
However, Her father Desmond who is a Jamaican descent has always kept a low profile and no specific information about him is currently available in the public domain.
Siblings
Gabby has a twin brother named Andrew Thomas who works as a graphic designer. Additionally, she has three other younger siblings; two brothers and a sister called Julia Thomas.
Gabby Thomas Athletics Career
Collegiate
Thomas competed for Harvard from 2015 to 2018 across six athletics events winning a total of 22 conference titles. Subsequently, she set a number of records in both the university and Ivy League in 200 m, 100 m and indoor 60 m events. She made her national breakthrough at the 2018 NCAA Division I competitions. In October 2018, the athletics phenomenon signed for New Balance thence turning professional and abandoning her year 2019 collegiate eligibility.
Professional
At the 2021 U.S Olympic Trials, Gabby ran her then personal best of 21.61 s in 200 m. She consequently made history as the second-fastest woman ever in the event. Her first major competition was in the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the 200 m clocking 21.87 s on 3 August 2021. Just three days later Thomas won her second Olympics medal with the U.S team in 4X100 m relays alongside Jenna Prandini, Javianne Oliver and Teahna Daniels. In March 2022, Gabby achieved the best ever outdoor season opening performance by a 200 m sprinter at the Texas Relays in Austin at a time of 21.69 s. Subsequently, won the 100 m race in 10.92 s.
At the 2023 USATF Championships in Eugene, she became the women’s 200 m U.S national Champion in personal best of 20.60 s on 9 July 2023. The following month at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Thomas won silver in 200 m after clocking 21.81 s. She was joined on the podium by Jamaican Shericka Jackson (21.41 s) and fellow American Sha’Carri Richardson (21.92 s) who took gold and bronze respectively. Additionally, Gabby won her first ever gold medal when the U.S team won the championships 4X100 m relays. The relay team comprised of Sha’Carri Richardson, Twanisha Terry and Tamari Davis.
At the U.S Olympics Trials held in June 2024, Thomas won the 200 m race in 21.81 to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The following month she won again in 200 m in 21.82 s at the London Diamond League. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she won the 200 m finals clocking 21.83 s to claim the gold medal.
Gabby Thomas Achievements and Medals
- Personal bests: 100 m: 11.0 (Eugene 2021), 200 m: 21.60 (Eugene 2023), 400 m (19.68 (Austin 2023) Indoors 60 m: 7.21 (Fayetteville 2021), Indoors 200 m: 22.38 (College Station), Indoors 300 m: 35.73 (New York 2021)
Medals
- World Championships: Silver 200 m and Gold 4X100 m (2023 Budapest)
- Olympics: Gold 200 m (2024 Paris), Bronze 200 m and Silver 4X100 m (2020 Tokyo)
- World Athletics Relays: 2X Gold 4X100 m and 4X400 m (2024 Nassau)
Gabby Thomas Net Worth
Thomas has an estimated net worth of between $1 to $5 million as of 2024.