Simone Biles
artistic gymnast
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Simone Biles Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time. With 37 World and Olympic medals combined, she has four skills named after her and made a triumphant comeback at the 2024 Paris Olympics after publicly addressing mental health challenges at the Tokyo Games.
Overview
Simone Arianne Biles Owens is an American artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, and one of the greatest female athletes in history. With 11 Olympic medals, she is tied with Věra Čáslavská as the second-most decorated female Olympic gymnast behind Larisa Latynina, and has the most Olympic medals earned by a U.S. gymnast.
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This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Simone Biles. American artistic gymnast (born 1997)
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She qualified first in the all-around, second to the vault final, sixth to the...
She qualified first in the all-around, second to the vault final, sixth to the uneven bars final, fifth to the balance beam final, and first to the floor final, making her the first American gymnast to qualify to the all-around and all four event finals since Shannon Miller in 1991
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Birth of Simone Biles.
personalBiles was born on March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio, the third of four siblings
Biles was born on March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio, the third of four siblings
personalIn 2000, Biles's maternal grandfather, Ron Biles, and his second wife, Nellie...
In 2000, Biles's maternal grandfather, Ron Biles, and his second wife, Nellie Cayetano Biles, began caring temporarily for Shanon's children in the north Houston suburb of Spring, Texas, after learning his grandchildren were in foster care
personalJunior National Team by a committee headed by Márta Károlyi, the National Team...
Junior National Team by a committee headed by Márta Károlyi, the National Team Coordinator (2001–2016).
careerIn 2003, the couple formally adopted Simone and her younger sister Adria
In 2003, the couple formally adopted Simone and her younger sister Adria
personalIn the event finals, she won silver on the vault, behind defending world...
In the event finals, she won silver on the vault, behind defending world champion and Olympic silver medalist McKayla Maroney and ahead of 2008 Olympic gold medalist Hong Un Jong of North Korea; bronze on the balance beam, behind Mustafina and Ross; and gold on the floor exercise, ahead of Italy's V
careerIn July 2017, Biles won the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete, the second...
In July 2017, Biles won the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete, the second gymnast to win this award, after Nastia Liukin won it in 2009
personalBiles competed cleanly during the women's individual all-around and won the...
Biles competed cleanly during the women's individual all-around and won the competition with a score of 60.216, almost a point ahead of silver medalist Ross, and almost a point and a half better than the bronze medalist, 2010 world all-around champion Aliya Mustafina
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