Jessika Gbai

Jessika Gbai (born 29 December 1998) is a track and field athlete from the Ivory Coast who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Jessika Gbai
Personal information
NationalityIvory Coast
Born (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.22 (Clermont, 2023)
200m:22.43 (Kinshasa, 2023)

Early life

Gbai graduated from Howard University in 2022.[2]

Career

Gbai competed in the 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, running 22.82 seconds in the semi-final.[3]

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.[4][5]

In August 2023, she set a new personal best time for the 200 meters of 22.43 seconds in Kinsasha.[6]

Selected for the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest kn August 2023, she qualified for the semi-finals.[7]

References
  1. "Jessika Gbai". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. Gary, LaShandra N. (May 23, 2022). "Howard University Grad Stories: Jessica Gbai". thedig.Howard.edu. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. "Gbai's Run Ends at the World Athletics Championships". meacsports.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. "Preview: Men's and Women's Relays - World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. "WCH Budapest 23 preview: 4x100m". World Athletics. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. "Jessica Lauren Gbai et Maboundou Koné seront aux Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024". lekpakpatosportif. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.


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