Tynia Gaither

Tynia Gaither (born 16 March 1993) is a Bahamian athlete competing in sprinting events. Gaither has represented the Bahamas at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Tynia Gaither

Personal information
Born	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31) Freeport, Bahamas[1]
Education	University of Southern California
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Bahamas
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
College team	USC Trojans[1]
Medal record Representing the  Bahamas Pan American Games 2019 Lima 200 m NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport 200 metres 2022 Freeport 4x100 m relay

Career

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.

She competed at the 2019 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal.^[3][4]

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
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	21st (sf)	100 m	11.31
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	18th (h)	100 m	11.161
			11th (sf)	200 m	22.41
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	2nd	200 m	22.41
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.34

¹ Disqualified in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.02 (+1.3 m/s, Miami 2021)
• 200 metres – 22.41 (+2.0 m/s, Eugene 2022)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.23 (Seattle 2015)
• 200 metres – 23.11 (Fayetteville 2016)

References

1. College team bio
2. "Athletics - Semi-Final 1 Results" (pdf). olympics.com. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
3. "Tynia Gaither wins 200m bronze at Pan Am Games". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
4. "Athletics | Athlete Profile: GAITHER Tynia - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

External links

• Tynia Gaither at World Athletics
• Tynia Gaither at Diamond League
• Tynia Gaither at Olympics.com
• Tynia Gaither at Olympedia
• Tynia Gaither at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games