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Gabby Thomas will rock your world with this article.\u00a0 And no, we won’t be showing photos of her in the track, but you know…\u00a0 Since this is Hotnessrater, we will be showing you Gabby in her finest.\u00a0 And yes, you will mistake her for a bikini model even if you already know that she’s an athlete.<\/p>\n
Gabrielle Thomas is what happens when speed meets serious brainpower.\u00a0 She\u2019s a U.S. sprinter specializing in the 100m and 200m\u2014and yes, she\u2019s your reigning 200m Olympic champion from 2024.<\/p>\n
Born in Georgia and raised in Massachusetts, she ran track at Harvard University (casual flex), then turned pro in 2018.\u00a0 Somewhere in between training and, you know, being one of the fastest people on Earth, she also earned a master\u2019s degree in public health with a focus on epidemiology. Sprinting and studying disease patterns?\u00a0 Efficient.<\/p>\n
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At the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, she grabbed bronze in the 200m and a silver in the 4\u00d7100m relay\u2014just warming up, really.\u00a0 By the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, she added a 200m silver and helped Team USA secure relay gold in record-breaking fashion.<\/p>\n
Then came Paris 2024, where she fully hit superstar mode: gold in the 200m, plus two more golds in the 4\u00d7100m and 4\u00d7400m relays.\u00a0 The latter even came with an American record and one of the fastest times ever run\u2014because if you\u2019re going to win, you might as well make it historic.<\/p>\n
Gabrielle Thomas was born on December 7, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Jennifer Randall and Desmond Thomas, who is originally from Jamaica.\u00a0 She also has a twin brother\u2014so yes, there was always someone around to keep things competitive from day one.<\/p>\n
In 2007, her mom moved the family to Massachusetts after earning her PhD from Emory and taking a teaching role at UMass.\u00a0 Growing up in Florence, Thomas didn\u2019t immediately lock into track\u2014she started out playing softball and soccer before eventually joining the track team at the Williston Northampton School.\u00a0 Once she did, though, it clicked fast. Inspired by watching Allyson Felix race on TV, she went from curious to dominant\u2014setting multiple school records and earning MVP honors every single year.\u00a0 No slow build, just straight to results.<\/p>\n
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Academically, she kept that same energy.\u00a0 At Harvard University, she studied neurobiology and global health\u2014because being fast wasn\u2019t enough, she also wanted to understand how the human body works while she\u2019s outrunning everyone else\u2019s.\u00a0 She later earned a master\u2019s degree in public health (epidemiology) from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, finishing in 2023.<\/p>\n
And yes, she\u2019s also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha\u2014so somewhere between Olympic medals and graduate school, she still found time to join a sisterhood. Balance, but make it elite.<\/p>\n
Gabby Thomas didn\u2019t just have a good college career at Harvard University\u2014she basically rewrote the record book.\u00a0 Over three years, she racked up 22 conference titles across six events and set school and Ivy League records in the 100m, 200m, and indoor 60m.\u00a0 At that point, sticking around for a final year felt optional, so in 2018 she signed with New Balance and turned pro.<\/p>\n
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She moved to Austin, Texas, to train under Tonja Buford-Bailey, and from there, her career took off\u2014though not without a few bumps. In 2020, she faced a provisional suspension tied to missed anti-doping tests, which was later lifted.\u00a0 In 2021, she got a health scare when an MRI revealed a liver tumor\u2014fortunately benign, but still the kind of thing that makes you pause for a second.<\/p>\n
Pause over, though\u2014because that same year, she showed up at the Olympic Trials and ran 21.61 in the 200m, one of the fastest times ever, trailing only Florence Griffith-Joyner in the record books at the time.\u00a0 At the Tokyo Olympics, she took home bronze in the 200m, finishing behind Elaine Thompson-Herah and Christine Mboma\u2014not a bad podium to be on.<\/p>\n
In 2022, she opened her season in Austin with one of the fastest 200m season debuts ever and even doubled back to win the 100m just 45 minutes earlier\u2014because recovery time is apparently a suggestion.\u00a0 Unfortunately, a hamstring tear later that year kept her from qualifying for the World Championships.<\/p>\n
By 2023, she was back in full form.\u00a0 She set a personal best in the 400m, won the U.S. national title in the 200m, grabbed silver at the World Championships, and helped Team USA secure relay gold in record-breaking fashion. Efficient comeback.<\/p>\n
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Then came 2024, where everything clicked. She won the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200m, stayed hot through the Diamond League, and arrived in Paris ready.\u00a0 The result?\u00a0 Three Olympic gold medals\u2014one in the 200m and two more in the 4\u00d7100m and 4\u00d7400m relays.\u00a0 Clean sweep.\u00a0 No notes.<\/p>\n
Post-Olympics, she kept competing, including a runner-up finish at the women-only Athlos meet in New York, and signed on for the inaugural season of Grand Slam Track, founded by Michael Johnson.<\/p>\n
In 2025, after placing third at the U.S. Championships, she opted out of the World Championships to manage an Achilles injury\u2014because even the fastest people alive sometimes have to hit pause.\u00a0 The difference is, when she comes back, it\u2019s usually very fast.<\/p>\n
Gabrielle Thomas takes her recovery just as seriously as her racing. During her master\u2019s studies, she focused on sleep epidemiology\u2014so yes, going to bed early isn\u2019t just a habit, it\u2019s basically research-backed strategy.\u00a0 Lights out by 8 p.m.?\u00a0 That\u2019s not boring, that\u2019s elite performance planning.<\/p>\n
Off the track, she\u2019s a proud \u201cdog mom\u201d to her pug, Rico\u2014who, naturally, has his own Instagram, because of course he does.\u00a0 And despite being one of the fastest women on the planet, she\u2019s not exactly signing up for long-distance runs anytime soon.\u00a0 In fact, she\u2019s joked that running a full mile is more of a mental challenge for her and her team.\u00a0 Sprinting?\u00a0 Easy.\u00a0 Endurance?\u00a0 Let\u2019s not get carried away.<\/p>\n
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In March 2025, she added a personal milestone to the list, announcing her engagement to Spencer McManes\u2014because even Olympic champions have time for a little romance between races.<\/p>\n
Join her over 1.1 million followers on Instagram for her latest personal content.<\/p>\n
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