Gabbi Cunningham
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Birth name | Gabriele Cunningham | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-02-22) February 22, 1998 (age 26) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
College team | North Carolina State University | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gabriele “Gabbi” Cunningham (born February 22, 1998)[1] is an American Olympic track athlete. She won the bronze medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
Cunningham is from Charlotte, North Carolina and attended Mallard Creek High School. She is an alumna of North Carolina State University. Cunningham was a 2018 NCAA All-American for the Indoor 60m hurdles, and a 2019 NCAA All-American for the Indoor 60m and the 60m hurdles. She was a two time Pan Am Junior Championships Medalist in 2017, with gold in the 4 × 100 m relay and bronze in the 200m.[2]
In Albuquerque on February 15, 2020, Cunningham ran 7.92 for the indoor 60m hurdles which placed her in the top 10 for the year in that discipline worldwide.[3]
Cunningham finished fourth in the 100m hurdles at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in a personal best time of 12:53, and replaced Brianna McNeal in the US Olympic squad for the 2020 Summer Games.[4][5] Cunningham ran 13.01s to place seventh in the event's final on 2 August.[6]
In 2022, she earned the bronze medal for the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade with a time of 7.87 seconds. Cyréna Samba-Mayela won gold and Devynne Charlton captured silver.[7]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2017 | Pan American U20 Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 3rd | 200 m | 23.60 |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.07 | |||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.87 |
Personal bests
- 60 metres indoor – 7.23 (Lubbock, TX 2019)
- 60 metres hurdles indoor – 7.82 (Spokane, WA 2022)
- 100 metres – 11.21 (+1.8 m/s, Des Moines, IA 2018)
- 100 metres hurdles – 12.53 (+0.8 m/s, Eugene, OR 2021)
- 200 metres – 23.04 (+0.4 m/s, Coral Gables, FL 2018)
References
- ^ "Gabriele CUNNINGHAM | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Gabriele Cunningham - 2018-19 - Track". NC State University Athletics.
- ^ "60 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - indoor - 2020". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Olympic champion McNeal loses ban appeal". BBC Sport.
- ^ Stubbs, Roman (June 20, 2021). "After disappointment in 2016, Keni Harrison secures Olympic bid". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Results". results.usatf.org.
- ^ Crumley, Euan (March 19, 2022). "Marcell Jacobs edges out Christian Coleman to land 60m gold". AW. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
External links
- Gabbi Cunningham at www.USATF.org
- Gabbi Cunningham at Team USA (archived)
- Gabbi Cunningham at World Athletics
- Gabbi Cunningham at Olympics.com
- Gabbi Cunningham at Olympedia
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(60 yards hurdles, 55 m hurdles, 50 m hurdles, 50 yards hurdles, 80 m hurdles, 70 yards hurdles)
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1928: Mary Washburn
- 1929: Catherine Donovan
- 1930: Catherine Donovan
- 1931: Evelyne Hall
- 1932: Nellie Sharka
- 1933: Evelyne Hall
- 1934: Roxy Atkins (CAN), Evelyne Hall (2nd)
- 1935: Evelyne Hall
- 1936: Tidye Pickett
- 1937: Jane Santschi
- 1941: Lillie Purifoy
- 1945: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1946: Lillie Purifoy
- 1948: Theresa Manuel
- 1949: Bernice Robinson
- 1950: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1951: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1952: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1953: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1954: Barbara Mueller
- 1955: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1956: Constance Darnowski
- 1957: Lauretta Foley
- 1958: Shirley Crowder
- 1959: Jo Ann Terry
- 1960: Jo Ann Terry
- 1961: Jo Ann Terry
- 1962: Jo Ann Terry
- 1963: Janell Smith
- 1964: Jenny Meldrum (CAN), Mary Rose (2nd)
- 1965: Chi Cheng (TPE), Tamara Davis (3rd)
- 1966: Chi Cheng (TPE), Cherrie Sherrard (2nd)
- 1967: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1968: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1969: Mamie Rallins
- 1970: Chi Cheng (TPE), Patty Van Wolvelaere (2nd)
- 1971: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1972: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1973: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1974: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1975: Modupe Oshikoya (NGR), Deby LaPlante (2nd)
- 1976: Deby LaPlante
- 1977: Jane Frederick
- 1978: Deby LaPlante
- 1979: Candy Young
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Stephanie Hightower
- 1981: Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
- 1982: Stephanie Hightower
- 1983: Stephanie Hightower
- 1984: Stephanie Hightower
- 1985: Candy Young
- 1986: Stephanie Hightower
- 1987: Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (3rd)
- 1988: Julie Baumann (CAN), Lynda Tolbert-Goode (2nd)
- 1989: Kim Turner
- 1990: LaVonna Martin
- 1991: Kim Turner
- 1992: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Michelle Freeman (JAM), LaVonna Martin (2nd)
- 1994: Michelle Freeman (JAM), LaVonna Martin (2nd)
- 1995: Lynda Tolbert-Goode
- 1996: Michelle Freeman (JAM), Tonya Lawson (2nd)
- 1997: Cheryl Dickey
- 1998: Melissa Morrison-Howard
- 1999: Melissa Morrison-Howard
- 2000: Melissa Morrison-Howard
- 2001: Anjanette Kirkland
- 2002: Melissa Morrison-Howard
- 2003: Gail Devers
- 2004: Gail Devers
- 2005: Danielle Carruthers
- 2006: Danielle Carruthers
- 2007: Lolo Jones
- 2008: Lolo Jones
- 2009: Lolo Jones
- 2010: Ginnie Crawford
- 2011: Kellie Wells
- 2012: Kristi Castlin
- 2013: Nia Ali
- 2014: Nia Ali
- 2015: Jasmin Stowers
- 2016: Brianna Rollins-McNeal
- 2017: Kendra Harrison
- 2018: Sharika Nelvis
- 2019: Sharika Nelvis
- 2020: Gabbi Cunningham
- 2022: Gabbi Cunningham
- 2023: Alaysha Johnson
- 2024: Tia Jones