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Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye

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Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye
Bass in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 31)
Tubakuta, Gambia[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100m, 10.93 2024, Fort-de-France 200m 22.58 2019, Rabat
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Gambia
African Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Rabat200 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Accra100 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Accra200 m
Silver medal – second place2019 Rabat100 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint Pierre100 m
Gold medal – first place2024 Douala100 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Durban200 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saint Pierre4×100 m relay

Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye, commonly known as Gina Bass (born 3 May 1995) is a Gambian athlete competing in sprinting events.[2]

Early life and career

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Gina Bass was born in May 1995 in Tubakuta in the West Coast Division.[1] Her talent was sported very early when she used to participate in schools athletic competition.

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 semi-finals.[4]

She is the first-ever Gambian to qualify 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

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Gambia
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
2020 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 15th (sf) 100 m 11.16
14th (sf) 200 m 22.67
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 23rd (sf) 60 m 7.31
African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 1st 100 m 11.06
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.97
World Championships Eugene, United States 14th (sf) 200 m 22.71
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st 200 m 22.63 (w)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.83
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th (sf) 100 m 11.19
21st (sf) 200 m 23.10
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 18th (sf) 60 m 7.21
African Games Accra, Ghana 1st 100 m 11.36
1st 200 m 23.13
African Championships Douala, Cameroon 1st 100 m 11.14
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 55.21
Olympic Games Paris, France 13th (sf) 100 m 11.10
14th (sf) 200 m 22.66

Personal bests

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Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.93 (+0.5 m/s, Port-de-France 2024) NR
  • 200 metres – 22.58 (+1.8 m/s, Rabat 2019) NR

References

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  1. 1 2 Larbi, Yaw Ofusu (24 April 2024). "Gambia's trailblazing Gina Bass laying the foundation for the next generation". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ Sise, Musa (29 July 2016). "Gina Bass named as The Gambia's Rio 2016 flagbearer". AIPS Media. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Women's 200m". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gambian sprinter Gina Bass grabs WC & Olympic ticket". voicegambia.com. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 5 Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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