Gabrielle Thomas

Gabby Thomas
Thomas on July 25, 2024 in Paris
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Lisa Thomas
Born (1996-12-07) December 7, 1996
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Home townNorthampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationPace Academy
Harvard University
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2024 Paris
  • 200 m,  Gold
  • 4 × 100 m,  Gold
  • 4 × 400 m,  Gold
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • 200 m,  Bronze
  • 4 × 100 m,  Silver
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.97 (Miami 2025)
  • 200 m: 21.60 (Eugene 2023)
  • 400 m: 49.14 (Kingston 2025)
  • Long jump: 6.27 m (20 ft 6+34 in) (Palo Alto 2017)
  • Indoors
  • 60 m: 7.21i (Fayetteville 2021)
  • 200 m: 22.38i (College Station 2018)
  • 300 m: 35.73i (New York 2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2024 Paris200 m
2024 Paris4 × 100 m relay
2024 Paris4 × 400 m relay
2020 Tokyo4 × 100 m relay
2020 Tokyo200 m
World Championships
2023 Budapest4 × 100 m relay
2023 Budapest200 m
World Relays
2024 Nassau4 × 100 m relay
2024 Nassau4 × 400 m relay

Gabrielle Lisa Thomas (born December 7, 1996) is an American track and field athlete specializing in 100 and 200 meter sprint who is the 2024 200 m Olympic champion. Born in Georgia and raised in Massachusetts, Thomas competed in college for Harvard University before beginning a professional track career in 2018. Thomas also has a master of public health degree in epidemiology.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 200 m and a silver as part of the women's 4 × 100 m relay. On August 25, 2023, she claimed the 200 m silver medal in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest with a time of 21.81 seconds. She won gold as part of Team USA in the women's 4 × 100 m relay final with a championship record of 41.03 seconds. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Thomas won three gold medals; individually in the 200 m, and alongside her teammates in the 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay, in which they ran an American record and the second-fastest time ever.