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Simone Biles
Winning Olympic and world gymnastics titles with exceptionally difficult routines.
Olympic all-around · Yurchenko double pike
- Born
- 14 March 1997
- Birthplace
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Simone Biles
An American artistic gymnast whose explosive power and technical difficulty have expanded the sport’s repertoire. Several skills carry her name.
Early life
Growing up in Texas
Was raised by her grandparents, who adopted her and her younger sister.
First gymnastics classes
Began training after a childhood visit to a gymnastics facility.
Career
- 2013
World all-around champion
Won her first world title in her senior debut season.
- 2016
Rio Olympics
Won four gold medals and a bronze.
- 2021
Tokyo withdrawal
Withdrew from several events after experiencing loss of spatial awareness.
- 2023–2024
Return
Returned to world competition and won three golds in Paris.
Achievements
Olympic all-around
Won her first Olympic individual all-around title.
Yurchenko double pike
Had a highly difficult vault named after her.
Paris Olympics
Won team, all-around and vault gold.
Beyond gymnastics
Athlete welfare
Her Tokyo experience brought attention to safety and mental health in elite sport.
Accountability
Has publicly criticised institutional failures in the Larry Nassar abuse case.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Ocoudis. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
