Gina Bass

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Gina Bass athletics

Gina Bass (2017)
Gina Bass in Nancy 2017

nation GambiaGambia Gambia
birthday 3rd May 1995 (age 25)
place of birth Toubacouta , Senegal
Career
discipline sprint
society Jarraf Athletics Club
status active
Medal table
Africa Games 1 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
African Championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Africa Games logo Africa Games
gold Rabat 2019 200 m
silver Rabat 2019 100 m
 African Championships
bronze Durban 2016 200 m
last change: February 2, 2020

Gina Bass (born May 3, 1995 in Toubacouta , Senegal ) is a Gambian sprinter .

Career

She first appeared internationally in 2011 at the World Youth Championships near Lille , where she was eliminated in the first round of the 100-meter run with 12.44 s. Then she reached the semi-finals over 100 meters at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Douglas , in which she was eliminated with 12.24 s, while she was eliminated in the 200-meter run with 25.07 s in the lead.

In 2015 she took part in the Africa Games in Brazzaville for the first time and reached the semi-finals over both distances, in which she was eliminated with 11.97 s and 24.13 s respectively.

The following year she won the bronze medal behind the Ivorian Marie Josée Ta Lou and Alyssa Conley from South Africa at the African Championships in Durban with a national record time of 22.92 s . Over 100 meters she reached the semifinals, in which she was eliminated with 11.63 s. At the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , she started for Gambia in the 200-meter run and was eliminated there in the fifth run with a time of 23.43 s.

In 2017, Bass won the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku in 11.56 seconds over 100 meters and won the silver medal over 200 meters behind Edidiong Odiong from Bahrain in 23.15 seconds . At the World Championships in London she competed over 200 meters and was eliminated there with 23.56 s in qualification .

In 2018 she took part in the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast and reached the semi-finals over both distances, in which she was eliminated with 11.64 s and 23.60 s.

At the beginning of 2019, she initially suffered from a leg injury. Surprisingly, at the African Games in Rabat , she won the silver medal over 100 meters behind Ivorian Marie-Josée Ta Lou in 11.13 seconds and a little later gold over 200 meters with a new national record of 22.58 seconds. She qualified for the World Championships in Doha , where she was eliminated in the semifinals over 100 meters with 11.24 s and sixth in the final over 200 meters with 22.71 s .

Bass works full-time as a police officer. In 2019, she said she didn't own a home or car because of the low support and premiums. Around 2019, Ivorian Marie-Josée Ta Lou and her compatriot Adama Jammeh were her training partners.

Personal bests

  • 100 meters: 11.13 s (−1.2 m / s), August 27, 2019 in Rabat (Gambian record)
    • 60 meters (hall): 7.16 s, February 4, 2020 in Düsseldorf (Gambian record)
  • 200 meters: 22.58 s (+1.8 m / s), August 30, 2019 in Rabat (Gambian record)

Web links

Commons : Gina Bass  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gina Bass, new star of Gambia athletics - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved January 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ http://www.africathle.com/2016/06/22/african-championships-durban-south-africa-22-26062016/
  3. ↑ a b c A Police Officer, to the Poorest Athlete then to Africa's Fastest - The Evolution of Gambia's Gina Bass. In: Foroyaa Newspaper. September 2, 2019, Retrieved January 8, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ Yemi Olus: Bass upsets Ta Lou at 200m as African Games conclude in Rabat ( English ) IAAF. August 31, 2019. Accessed August 31, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Bass, Gina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Toubacouta , Senegal