Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye

Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye (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
Tubakuta, Gambia[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
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 Rabat200 m
2023 Accra100 m
2023 Accra200 m
2019 Rabat100 m
African Championships
2022 Saint Pierre100 m
2016 Durban200 m
2022 Saint Pierre4×100 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 semifinals.[5]

She is the first-ever Gambian qualifier 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
2021 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

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.


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