Shashalee Forbes (also Sashalee Forbes; born 10 May 1996) is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the sprints. She has participated at both the 2016 and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal for the 4×100 m relay in 2016.
Biography Forbes was born in Manchester, Jamaica where she attended Holmwood Technical High School, and represented the school at the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships.
Career In 2016, Forbes set a new 100 m personal best of 11.17 s at the Jamaican Championships to be selected for the Jamaican 4×100 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics, Forbes ran in the heats of the 4×100 m and won a silver medal.
The following year, Forbes competed over 200 m at the 2017 World Championships in London, reaching the semi-finals. She went onto win a bronze medal as part of the 4×100 m team as Jamaica finished behind Great Britiain and the United States. At the 2017 Summer Universiade, she won gold over 100 m in a time of 11.18 s.
Forbes participated at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, she made it to the final of the 200 m where she finished fifth before being disqualified. On 1 August 2018, she won gold over 200 m at the CAC Games in a time of 22.80 s.
In 2019, Forbes finished fourth over 200 m at the Jamaican Championships to qualify for the World Championships in Doha, where she made it to the semi-finals.
Forbes ran a big personal best over 60 m in finishing second behind Tina Clayton at the Gibson McCook Relays on 25 February 2023. On 13 May 2023, Forbes won over 100 m at the NACAC New Life Invitational in Freeport with a time of 11.17 s. She broke the 11-second barrier for the 100 m for the first time by finishing second at the USATF Bermuda Grand Prix in a time of 10.98 s. Forbes improved her personal best again at the 2023 Jamaican Championships as she finished second in 10.96 s. At the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Forbes competed in the 100 m, where she made the semi-finals. In the 4×100 m relay, Forbes was part of the Jamaican quartet that won the silver medal, finishing behind the USA.
On 4 February 2024, Forbes won over 60 m at the ISTAF Indoor Düsseldorf meeting in a time of 7.11 s. She ran 7.15 s to finish fifth in her semi-final at the 2024 World Indoor Championships, failing to make it to the final. She finished fourth over 100 m at the Jamaican Championships in a time of 11.04 s to be named in the Jamaican team for the 4×100 m relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics. However, after Shericka Jackson pulled out of her events due to injury, Forbes competed over the individual 100 m, where she made the semi-finals.
In an interview with Pulse Sports in December 2024, she revealed that injuries hindered her performance for the last few seasons. Furthermore, when asked about the Paris Olympics, she expressed gratitude for the opportunity to compete, after Shericka withdrew from participation.
Personal bests Outdoor EventTimeWindVenueDate60 metres7.03+2.0Kingston27 January 2024100 metres10.96 +1.0Kingston7 July 2023200 metres22.71+0.8Kingston25 June 2017
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