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Name: TyNia Gaither

Nickname: Ty or TyNi

Age: 23

High School: Osceola

High School

College: The University of Georgia (2011-2013) , The University of Southern California (2013-2016)

Best subject: Statistics

Event (s): 100m, 200m

Best time (s): 11.19, 22.54

International teams competed on: Carifta Games (Cayman Islands, 2010), World Junior Championships (Moncton, Canada, 2010), Carifta Games (Montego Bay, 2011), Summer Youth Olympics (Singapore, 2014)

Coached by whom: Coach Caryl Smith-Gilbert

Medals won: 2010 Carifta Games 4x100m runner up, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics 200m runner-up, 6x State 4A State Champion, 7x NCAA First-Team All-American, 1x 100m Bahamas Nationals Champion, 1x 200m Bahamas National Champion

Favourite colour: Pink

Favourite food: Shrimp

Alfredo

Favourite movie:

Heartbreakers

Idol: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Parents: Sabrina Johnson

& Tony Gaither

Sibling (s): Hashim

Gaither

Status - Married, engaged, single: Single

Expectations for Rio: PR in 100m & 200m

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