Gina Bass

Early life and career Gina Bass was born in May 1995 in Tubakuta in the West Coast Division. Her talent was sported very early when she used to participate in schools athletic competition.

She won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2016 African Championships. Bass qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Gambian flag bearer.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed 52nd in the 200 metres heats and did not qualify for the semi-finals.

She is the first-ever Gambian to qualify for the final at the World Athletics Championships.

She currently holds national records in the 100 and 200 metres.

She qualified to represent Gambia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 metre and 200 metre events. In the 100 metres race, she set a new national record of 11.12 seconds.

International competitions

Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.93 (+0.5 m/s, Port-de-France 2024) NR 200 metres – 22.58 (+1.8 m/s, Rabat 2019) NR