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American hurdler (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gabriele “Gabbi” Cunningham (born February 22, 1998)[1] is an American Olympic track athlete. She won the bronze medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
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Birth name | Gabriele Cunningham | ||||||||||||||
Born | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | February 22, 1998||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
College team | North Carolina State University | ||||||||||||||
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Cunningham is from Charlotte, North Carolina and attended Mallard Creek High School. She is an alumna of North Carolina State University. Cunningham was a 2018 NCAA All-American for the Indoor 60m hurdles, and a 2019 NCAA All-American for the Indoor 60m and the 60m hurdles. She was a two time Pan Am Junior Championships Medalist in 2017, with gold in the 4 × 100 m relay and bronze in the 200m.[2]
In Albuquerque on February 15, 2020, Cunningham ran 7.92 for the indoor 60m hurdles which placed her in the top 10 for the year in that discipline worldwide.[3]
Cunningham finished fourth in the 100m hurdles at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in a personal best time of 12:53, and replaced Brianna McNeal in the US Olympic squad for the 2020 Summer Games.[4][5] Cunningham ran 13.01s to place seventh in the event's final on 2 August.[6]
In 2022, she earned the bronze medal for the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade with a time of 7.87 seconds. Cyréna Samba-Mayela won gold and Devynne Charlton captured silver.[7]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2017 | Pan American U20 Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 3rd | 200 m | 23.60 |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.07 | |||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.87 |
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