American · Los Angeles, USA · Born 7 December 1996American sprinter and 2024 Olympic 200m champion, a Harvard graduate who anchored the US to relay gold in Paris.
Gabby Thomas holds a master's degree in public health epidemiology from UT Health, volunteers at a healthcare clinic for uninsured patients, and at the 2024 Paris Olympics won three gold medals — in the 200m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay — making her one of the most academically accomplished triple Olympic champions in the sport's history.he finest sprinters in Ivy League history. Thomas earned a master of public health degree in epidemiology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston while continuing to train professionally, and won bronze in the 200m and silver in the 4x100m relay at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Thomas delivered the finest achievement of her career at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning three gold medals in the 200m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay, and has continued volunteering at a healthcare clinic for uninsured patients even while training at an elite level. Thomas has continued to compete at the top of the sprint events, remaining one of the most academically accomplished athletes in track and field, having combined a career in neuroscience research with sustained excellence at the highest level of world sprinting.
Sprinter (200m)
How They Played
Powerful finishing speed with strong technical form
Lasting Impact
Elite American sprinter who dominated 200m globally
Career Honours
- 2024 Olympic gold 200m
- 2020 Olympic bronze 200m
- 2023 World champ 4x100m
American Athletes