{{short description|Jamaican sprinter (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use British English|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Shashalee Forbes | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = Jamaican | sport = Track and field | event = Sprint | collegeteam = GC Foster College | club = SprinTec | coach = Maurice Wilson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = | height = 1.60 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sashalee-forbes |title=Sashalee Forbes |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=20 August 2016 |archive-date=25 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125211143/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sashalee-forbes |url-status=dead}}</ref> | weight = 55 kg | country = {{JAM}} | pb = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{JAM}}}} {{Medal|Olympic}} {{Medal|Silver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|4×100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Budapest|4×100 m relay}} {{MedalBronze|2017 London|4×100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition |Central American and Caribbean Games}} {{MedalGold|2018 Barranquilla|200 m}} {{Medal|Competition|World Athletics Relays}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Nassau|4×200 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|Universiade}} {{MedalGold|2017 Taipei|100 m}} {{Medal|Competition|NACAC Under-23 Championship}} {{Medal|Gold|2016 San Salvador|100 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2016 San Salvador|4x100 m relay}} }} '''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.<ref name=WAprofile>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/shashalee-forbes-14574709 |title=Shashalee FORBES - Athlete Profile |website=World Athletics|accessdate=2 June 2024}}</ref>
==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. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://sprintecja.com/shashalee-forbes/|title= Shashalee Forbes: athlete profile|accessdate= 2026-05-21}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="WAprofile" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxiii-olympic-games-7153115/news/article/rio-olympic-games-2016-jamaican-athletics-tea|title=Bolt leads Jamaican team for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|website=World Athletics|date=12 July 2016|access-date=2 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250302175501/https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxiii-olympic-games-7153115/news/article/rio-olympic-games-2016-jamaican-athletics-tea|archive-date=2 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-200-W-sf----.RS4.pdf|title=2017 World Championships - 200 Metres Women - Semi-Final|website=World Athletics|date=10 August 2017|access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-4X1-W-f----.RS6.pdf|title=4 x 100 Metres Relay Women - Final|website=World Athletics|date=12 August 2017|access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref> At the 2017 Summer Universiade, she won gold over 100 m in a time of 11.18 s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170826/forbes-hails-her-big-win-wug|title=Forbes hails her 'big' win at WUG|website=Jamaica Gleaner|date=25 August 2017|last=Graham|first=Raymond|access-date=2 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202074355/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170826/forbes-hails-her-big-win-wug|archive-date=2 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43707509|title=Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Women's 200m|department=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=10 April 2018|access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref><ref name=WAprofile /> On 1 August 2018, she won gold over 200 m at the CAC Games in a time of 22.80 s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20180802/forbes-claims-cac-200m-gold|title=Forbes claims CAC 200m gold|website=Jamaica Gleaner|date=1 August 2018|access-date=2 March 2025|last=Ming|first=Akino|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127221420/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20180802/forbes-claims-cac-200m-gold|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2018/08/01/more-medals/|title=More Medals|website=Jamaica Observer|author=Paul A. Reid|date=1 August 2018|access-date=2 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914072627/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2018/08/01/more-medals/|archive-date=14 September 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7132662?eventId=10229510&gender=W|title=2019 Jamaican Championships - Women's 200m|website=World Athletics|access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2019/09/30/doha-2019-no-jamaican-in-womens-200m-final/|title=Doha 2019: No Jamaican in Women's 200m final|website=Jamaica Observer|date=30 September 2019|access-date=2 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250302165645/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2019/09/30/doha-2019-no-jamaican-in-womens-200m-final/|archive-date=2 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
Forbes ran a big personal best over 60 m in finishing second behind Tina Clayton at the Gibson McCook Relays on 25 February 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7196496?eventId=10229684&gender=W|title=2023 Gibson McCook Relays - Women's 60m|website=World Athletics|access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref> On 13 May 2023, Forbes won over 100 m at the NACAC New Life Invitational in Freeport with a time of 11.17 s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://world-track.org/2023/05/results-2023-nacac-new-life-invitational/|title=Results: 2023 NACAC New Life Invitational|website=world-track.org|date=15 May 2023|access-date=2 March 2025|last=Stephens|first=Ato|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418205938/https://world-track.org/2023/05/results-2023-nacac-new-life-invitational/|archive-date=18 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trackalerts.com/2023/05/shashalee-forbess-record-breaking-performance-propels-her-to-new-heights-in-sprinting/|title=Shashalee Forbes's Record-Breaking Performance Propels Her to New Heights in Sprinting|website=trackalerts.com|date=21 May 2023|access-date=2 March 2025|last=Foster|first=Anthony|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613201157/https://www.trackalerts.com/2023/05/shashalee-forbess-record-breaking-performance-propels-her-to-new-heights-in-sprinting/|archive-date=13 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Forbes improved her personal best again at the 2023 Jamaican Championships as she finished second in 10.96 s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/national-championships-2023-jackson-warholm|title=National championships round-up: Jackson clocks 10.65, Warholm blazes to 46.76|website=World Athletics|date=9 July 2023|access-date=2 March 2025|last=Francis|first=Noel}}</ref> At the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Forbes competed in the 100 m, where she made the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-100-W-sf----.RS6.pdf|title=2023 World Championships - 100 Metres Women - Semi-Final|website=World Athletics|date=21 August 2023|access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref> In the 4×100 m relay, Forbes was part of the Jamaican quartet that won the silver medal, finishing behind the USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/usa-win-world-athletics-championships-2023-womens-4x100m-relay|title=World Athletics Championships 2023: Sha'Carri Richardson leads USA to 4x100m relay gold over Jamaica's superstars Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson|website=olympics.com|publisher=IOC|last=McAlister|first=Sean|date=26 August 2023|access-date=2 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816040839/https://olympics.com/en/news/usa-win-world-athletics-championships-2023-womens-4x100m-relay|archive-date=16 August 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 4 February 2024, Forbes won over 60 m at the ISTAF Indoor Düsseldorf meeting in a time of 7.11 s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsmax.tv/?view=article&id=139720&catid=2|title=Shashalee Forbes triumphs in Dusseldorf with record-breaking 60m dash|last=Levy|first=Leighton|website=sportsmax.tv|date=4 February 2024|access-date=2 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250302172855/https://sportsmax.tv/?view=article&id=139720&catid=2|archive-date=2 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/02/williams-forbes-60m-final-world-indoors/|title=Williams and Forbes out of 60m final at World Indoors|website=Jamaica Observer|date=2 March 2024|access-date=2 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422104133/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/02/williams-forbes-60m-final-world-indoors/|archive-date=22 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/06/28/nationaltrials-shericka-jackson-wins-third-national-100m-title/|title=#NationalTrials: Shericka Jackson wins third national 100m title|website=Jamaica Observer|author=Paul A. Reid|date=28 June 2024|access-date=2 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629033915/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/06/28/nationaltrials-shericka-jackson-wins-third-national-100m-title/|archive-date=29 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxiii-olympic-games-7153115/news/article/jamaica-team-paris-2024-olympic-games|title=Jamaica names team for Paris Olympic Games|website=World Athletics|date=12 July 2024|access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref> However after Shericka Jackson pulled out of her events due to injury, Forbes competed over the individual 100 m,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/shericka-jackson-reveals-why-she-has-pulled-out-of-100m-at-paris-2024-olympics-2024073114193154513|title=Shericka Jackson reveals why she has pulled out of 100m at Paris 2024 Olympics|website=www.pulsesports.co.ke|last=Omotto|first=Joel|date=31 July 2024|access-date=2 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112233255/https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/shericka-jackson-reveals-why-she-has-pulled-out-of-100m-at-paris-2024-olympics-2024073114193154513|archive-date=12 January 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> where she made the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxiii-olympic-games-7153115/results/women/100-metres/semi-final/result|title=Paris 2024 Olympics - Women's 100m - Semi-final|website=World Athletics|access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref>
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. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/story/im-really-glad-i-did-shashalee-forbes-reflects-on-replacing-shericka-jackson-at-paris-olympics-despite-missing-a-medal-2024122515405138193#google_vignette|title= I'm really glad I did'- Shashalee Forbes reflects on replacing Shericka Jackson at Paris Olympics despite missing a medal|accessdate= 2026-05-21}}</ref>
==Personal bests== ===Outdoor=== {|class="wikitable unsortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Event !scope="col"|Time !scope="col"|Wind !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Date |- |60 metres !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|7.03 |align=left|+2.0 |Kingston |align=right|27 January 2024 | |- |100 metres !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|10.96 |align=left|+1.0 |Kingston |align=right|7 July 2023 | |- |200 metres !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|22.71 |align=left|+0.8 |Kingston |align=right|25 June 2017 |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}} {{Footer Universiade Champions 100m Women}} {{Footer CAC Champions 200 m Women}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forbes, Shashalee}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Jamaican women sprinters Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica Category:Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica Category:World Athletics Championships medalists Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Jamaica Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Pan American Games athletes for Jamaica Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Category:Olympic women sprinters Category:21st-century Jamaican sportswomen