Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye Explained
Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye, commonly known as Gina Bass (born 3 May 1995) is a Gambian athlete competing in sprinting events.
Early life and career
Gina Bass was born in May 1995 in Toubacouta, Senegal, she moved to the Gambia at a very young age.[2] 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 semifinals.[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
| Representing the |
|---|
| 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 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 11.56 |
| bgcolor=silver | 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 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 11.13 |
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 22.63 (w) |
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 11.36 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 23.13 |
| African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 11.14 |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 55.21 | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
Notes and References
- Web site: 2018 CWG bio . 30 April 2018.
- Web site: 2021-07-29 . THE STORY OF GINA BASS .. Gambia’s Hottest Olympic Medal Hopeful – The Standard Newspaper Gambia . 2024-05-30 . en-US.
- Web site: AIPS Media.
- Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 22 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818021605/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-200m . 18 August 2016.
- Web site: Gambian sprinter Gina Bass grabs WC & Olympic ticket . 31 August 2019. en-US. 2020-02-25.
- Web site: Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 5 Results . 30 July 2021 . 30 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730065227/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-100m-rnd1-000500-.htm . dead.
