Gabriella Marais
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| Born | 18 November 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 100m: 11.48 (2025) 200m: 23.57 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Gabriella Marais (born 18 November 2003) is a South African sprinter.[1]
Biography
Marais placed second over 100 metres at the 2025 South African Athletics Championships in April 2025, running 11.55 seconds in Potchefstroom to finish behind Joviale Mbisha.[2][3][4] That July, Marais won the bronze medal over 100 metres at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany.[5]
Marais placed third in 11.72 seconds April 2026, finishing behind Joviale Mbisha and Viwe Jingqi who recorded the same time of 11.52 seconds.[6][7] She was selected for the South African team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[8] Marais was part of the South African women 4 x 100 metres relay team which set a new national record on the opening day at the World Relays on 2 May, as the quartet of Jingqi, Kayla La Grange, Mbishe and Marais ran 43.22 seconds, surpassing the previous best set 26 years previously.[9]
Personal life
She studied at University of the Free State in Bloemfontein.[10]
References
- ↑ "Gabriella Marais". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Leotlela, Mbisha claim 100m titles at 2025 ASA Senior Championships – Day 1". Athletics.Africa. April 24, 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "JOVIALE MBISHA SETS THE ASA SENIOR CHAMPS TRACK ALIVE WITH 100M TITLE IN POTCHEFSTROOM". gsport. April 25, 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "South African Championships". World Athletics. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "DAY 1 WRAP: Joviale, Gift, Tayla shine at the SA Senior Track & Field Champs". Supersport. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "JOVIALE MBISHA DEFENDS HER 100M CROWN AS TAYLA KAVANAGH SMASHES PB FOR 5,000M GOLD AT THE SA SENIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPS". gsport. 17 April 2026. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ "South Africa begin preparations for World Athletics Relays". Super Sport. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ Jonckheere, Karien (2 May 2026). "SA and Botswana set up blockbuster relay showdown in Gaborone". Supersport. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Molefe, Mazola (29 July 2025). "Gabriella Marais reflects on World University Games medal". sabcsport.com. Retrieved 2 May 2026.