Gabbi Cunningham Explained

Gabbi Cunningham
Birth Name:Gabriele Cunningham
Sport:Track and Field
Event:100 metres hurdles
Birth Date:22 February 1998
Birth Place:Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Collegeteam:North Carolina State University

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.

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 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]

International competitions

2017Pan American U20 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru3rd200 m23.60
bgcolor=gold1st relay44.07
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan7th100 m hurdles13.01
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rd60 m hurdles7.87

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabriele CUNNINGHAM | Profile. worldathletics.org.
  2. Web site: Gabriele Cunningham - 2018-19 - Track. NC State University Athletics.
  3. Web site: 60 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - indoor - 2020. www.worldathletics.org.
  4. News: Olympic champion McNeal loses ban appeal. BBC Sport.
  5. News: After disappointment in 2016, Keni Harrison secures Olympic bid . Roman . Stubbs . . June 20, 2021 . June 23, 2021.
  6. Web site: Results. results.usatf.org.
  7. Web site: Crumley . Euan . 2022-03-19 . Marcell Jacobs edges out Christian Coleman to land 60m gold . 2022-03-31 . AW.