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| Full name | Jessika Lauren Maca Gbai | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 26) DALOA, Côte d'Ivoire | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Howard University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67/5'6 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.22 (Clermont, 2023) 200m:22.36 (Paris, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Jessika Lauren Maca Gbai (born 29 December 1998) is an Ivorian track and field athlete from the Ivory Coast who competes as a sprinter. Gbai made her Olympic debut for women’s 200m on 4th August, 2024 at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. And successfully made into the final, finished in 8th for her Olympic-Final debut as a first-time Olympian.
Early life
Jessika Gbai born in Côte d'Ivoire, moved to Philadelphia (USA) as a child, she holds both citizenships. Was cleared by World Athletics to represent Côte d'Ivoire starting from 1 June 2022.
She graduated from Howard University in 2022 with degrees in biology and political science.
Career
Jessika Gbai competed in the 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, running 22.82 seconds in the semi-final.
She was part of the Ivory Coast 4x100m relay team that ran 42.23 seconds to set a new national record win the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. In August 2023, she set a new personal best time for the 200 meters of 22.43 seconds in Kinshasa jn winning gold for the Ivory Coast at the 2023 Francophone Games.
Selected for the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest kn August 2023, she qualified for the semi-finals.
She ran as part of the Ivory Coast 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.
Jessika Gbai made her Olympics debut for women’s 200m on 4th August, 2024 at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In 200m, she finished her semi finals with a new personal best 22.36s. She successfully made into the final for 200m as an first-time Olympian, finished in 8th with a time of 22.70s She also competed in the 4x100m relay at the Games.
References
- "Jessika Gbai". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Paris 2024 (5 August 2024). "Olympic Schedule & Results-Athletics - Women's 200m". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Paris 2024 (30 July 2024). "Paris 2024 — GBAI Jessika". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Gary, LaShandra N. (May 23, 2022). "Howard University Grad Stories: Jessica Gbai". thedig.Howard.edu. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- Freeman, Sholnn Z. (August 1, 2024). "From Philly to Paris: Jessika Gbai's Olympic Sprint to Success". Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- "Gbai's Run Ends at the World Athletics Championships". meacsports.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "Preview: Men's and Women's Relays - World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "WCH Budapest 23 preview: 4x100m". World Athletics. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "9th Francophonie Games: Ivorians Jessica Gbaï and Cheickna Traoré win the gold medal respectively in the Women's and Men's 200m". abidjan.net. August 5, 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- "Jessica Lauren Gbai et Maboundou Koné seront aux Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024". lekpakpatosportif. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
- "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- "Women's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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