Tyra Gittens-Spotsville (; born 6 June 1998) is an Olympic athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. Gittens set 6 national records for Trinidad and Tobago indoor records in Pentathlon 4746 points, high jump 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in), and long jump 6.68 m (21 ft 11 in), Trinidad and Tobago outdoor records in Heptathlon 6418 points, high jump 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), and long jump 6.96 m (22 ft 10 in).Trinidad and Tobago outdoor records National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago
Early life Her hometown is Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, and she went to high school in Nashville at The Ensworth School before attending Texas A&M University to complete a bachelor's degree and the University of Texas at Austin to pursue a master's degree.
Career In July 2017, Gittens-Spotsville broke her own national junior heptathlon record in winning the Pan American Combined Events Cup in Ottawa, Canada, gaining 5,490 points in the seven-discipline event to improve on the 5,337-point standard she had established in 2016.
Competing in the long jump at the 2022 World Athletics Championships Gittens-Spotsville finished 19th in the qualifying heats with a best jump of 6.44m. Gittens has had an ongoing Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for treatment for ADHD. However, a failure to complete the application for a renewal of the TUE correctly led to a positive test for methylphenidate/ritalinic acid at the World Championships and a six-month doping violation ban.
She finished twelfth at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China on 23 March 2025, with a best jump of 6.36 metres. She won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2025 NACAC Championships in The Bahamas. In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
In March 2026, she placed fifteenth at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland. In June, she jumped 6.65 metres to win the national long jump title. She placed fifth in the long jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Competition history Representing 2025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China12thLong jump2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, Great Britain 11th Long jump 14th High jump World Athletics ChampionshipsEugene, United States19thLong jump2021Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan10thLong jump2018NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada4thLong JumpCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia8thHeptathlonDNF2017Pan American U20 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru4thheptathlon5229 points3rdLong JumpCARIFTA Games U20Willemstad, Curaçao1stheptathlon4854 points2ndlong jumpCanadian Athletics Championships U20Ottawa, Canada1stheptathlon5490 points2016New Balance Nationals OutdoorGreensboro, North Carolina2ndheptathlon5164 points2016 New Balance Nationals Outdoor results2015AAU Junior Olympic GamesNorfolk, Virginia2ndHeptathlon4904 points1stHigh Jump5thLong Jump
NCAA Gittens-Spotsville is an 18-time NCAA Division I All-American, 3-time NCAA Champion, 5-time Southeastern Conference Champion, and 20-time All-SEC honoree.
Gittens-Spotsville won silver in the women's long jump at the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. She did however win gold in the heptathlon, despite the fact she injured her ankle in the days before the event.
In June 2021, she was named to the US Track and Field Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) National awards list, winning the Women's National Field Athlete of the Year award, as they stated that with her win at the SEC event she had become the third best performer in collegiate history in the heptathlon.
In Texas on 14 May 2021 at SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she jumped 6.96m to place her inside the top 10 for the year so far and set Trinidad and Tobago records in Heptathlon 6418 points, high jump , and long jump . Her performance at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships (SEC) in Texas, as well as attaining the Olympic standard for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the long jump, she won silver in the women's high jump competition with a height of 1.89m, she missed out on qualifying for the heptathlon at the 2020 Olympics on that day by just two points, accumulating 6,418 points in winning the seven-discipline event.
In Fayetteville, Arkansas on 11 March 2021 at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, she jumped 6.68m to place her inside the top 10 for the year so far and set Trinidad and Tobago records in Pentathlon 4746 points, high jump , and long jump . Representing Texas Longhorns20222022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon9thHigh Jump3rdLong JumpSEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Texas Tech Red Raiders track and field3rdHigh Jump3rdLong Jump2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Birmingham CrossPlex2ndHigh Jump11thLong JumpSEC Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University2ndHigh Jump5thLong Jump Representing Texas A&M Aggies20212021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon3rdHigh Jump2ndLong Jump1stHeptathlon6285 pointsSEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University2ndHigh Jump4thLong Jump24th100 m hurdlesDNF1stHeptathlon6418 points NR2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Arkansas1stHigh Jump3rdLong Jump NR1stPentathlon4746 points NRSEC Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Arkansas1stHigh Jump1stLong Jump former NR5thPentathlon3818 points20202020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships start list Flash ResultsUniversity of New MexicoAll-AmericanPentathlonAll-AmericanLong JumpAll-AmericanHigh JumpSEC Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University3rdHigh Jump4thLong Jump1stPentathlon4391 points20192019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Texas at Austin16thHigh Jump2ndHeptathlon6049 pointsSEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University2ndHigh Jump3rdLong Jump2ndHeptathlon5793 points20182018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon9thLong Jump8thHeptathlon5748 pointsSEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Tennessee, Knoxville3rdHigh Jump5thLong Jump1stHeptathlon6074 points2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University8thPentathlon4197 pointsSEC Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University7thHigh Jump5thPentathlon4121 points Tyra Gittens University of Texas & Texas A&M results TFRRS
Personal life In 2021, she became engaged to engineer Donavan Spotsville.
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