Shashalee Forbes

Shashalee Forbes (also Sashalee Forbes; born 10 May 1996) is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the sprint. She has participated at both the 2016 and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal for the 4×100 m relay in 2016.^[2]

Shashalee Forbes

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 29)
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay World Championships 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay 2017 London 4×100 m relay Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla 200 m World Athletics Relays 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay Universiade 2017 Taipei 100 m NACAC Under-23 Championship 2016 San Salvador 100 m 2016 San Salvador 4x100 m relay

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.^[2][3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] At the 2017 Summer Universiade, she won gold over 100 m in a time of 11.18 s.^[6]

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.^[7][2] On 1 August 2018, she won gold over 200 m at the CAC Games in a time of 22.80 s.^[8][9]

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.^[10][11]

Forbes ran a big personal best over 60 m in finishing second behind Tina Clayton at the Gibson McCook Relays on 25 February 2023.^[12] On 13 May 2023, Forbes won over 100 m at the NACAC New Life Invitational in Freeport with a time of 11.17 s.^[13] 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.^[14] Forbes improved her personal best again at the 2023 Jamaican Championships as she finished second in 10.96 s.^[15] At the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Forbes competed in the 100 m, where she made the semi-finals.^[16] In the 4×100 m relay, Forbes was part of the Jamaican quartet that won the silver medal, finishing behind the USA.^[17]

On 4 February 2024, Forbes won over 60 m at the ISTAF Indoor Düsseldorf meeting in a time of 7.11 s.^[18] 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.^[19] 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.^[20][21] However after Shericka Jackson pulled out of her events due to injury, Forbes competed over the individual 100 m,^[22] where she made the semi-finals.^[23]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Event	Time	Wind	Venue	Date
60 metres	7.03	+2.0	Kingston	27 January 2024
100 metres	10.96	+1.0	Kingston	7 July 2023
200 metres	22.71	+0.8	Kingston	25 June 2017