Gabbi Cunningham

Gabriele “Gabbi” Cunningham (born 22 February 1998) is an American Olympic track athlete.[1]

Gabbi Cunningham
Personal information
Birth nameGabriele Cunningham
NationalityUnited States of America
Born (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)100 metres hurdles

An alumna of the North Carolina State University and from Charlotte, North Carolina, she attended Mallard Creek High School. 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 4x100m relay and bronze in the 200m.[2]

In Albuquerque on the 15 February 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 the banned Brianna McNeal in the US Olympic squad for the 2020 Summer Games. Confirmation that McNeal lost her appeal to have her doping suspension overturned came on 2 July 2021.[4][5][6] Cunningham ran 12.53 to qualify from her heat.[7]

References
  1. "Gabriele CUNNINGHAM | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. "Gabriele Cunningham - 2018-19 - Track". NC State University Athletics.
  3. "60 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - indoor - 2020". www.worldathletics.org.
  4. "Olympic champion McNeal loses ban appeal". BBC Sport.
  5. Stubbs, Roman (June 20, 2021). "After disappointment in 2016, Keni Harrison secures Olympic bid". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  6. "Results". results.usatf.org.
  7. https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-100m-hurdles-rnd1-000100-.htm
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