Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye

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

Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye

Bass in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29) Tubakuta, Gambia[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m, 10.93 2024, Fort-de-France 200m 22.58 2019, Rabat
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Gambia African Games 2019 Rabat 200 m 2023 Accra 100 m 2023 Accra 200 m 2019 Rabat 100 m African Championships 2022 Saint Pierre 100 m 2024 Douala 100 m 2016 Durban 200 m 2022 Saint Pierre 4×100 m relay

Early life and career

Gina Bass was born in May 1995 in Toubacouta, Senegal, she moved to the Gambia at a very young age.^[3] 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.^[4]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed 52nd in the 200 metres heats and did not qualify for the semi-finals.^[5]

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.^[6] In the 100 metres race, she set a new national record of 11.12 seconds.^[7]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

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

1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
2. Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye at World Athletics
3. "THE STORY OF GINA BASS .. Gambia's Hottest Olympic Medal Hopeful – The Standard Newspaper | Gambia". 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
4. "AIPS Media".
5. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
6. "Gambian sprinter Gina Bass grabs WC & Olympic ticket |". 31 August 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
7. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 5 Results". Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

External links

• Gina Bass at World Athletics

Olympic Games
Preceded by Suwaibou Sanneh	Flagbearer for  Gambia Rio de Janeiro 2016 Tokyo 2020 with Ebrima Camara Paris 2024 with Faye Njie	Succeeded by Incumbent