Chryste Gaines
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women’s Track and Field | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 4 x 100 metres | |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | 4 x 100 metres | |
Chryste Gaines is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, USA in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates olympic 100m champion Gail Devers, Inger Miller and Gwen Torrence who won the 200m gold and a bronze in the 100m.
She returned to Sydney for the 2000 Summer Olympics as the sole survivor of the 4 x 100 metre, this time she lined up with double sprint gold medalist Marion Jones and fellow Americans Torri Edwards and Nanceen Perry but could only come away with the bronze medal.
