USA Gymnastics | Simone Biles

Simone Biles

Birthdate: 3/14/1997
Program: Women's Artistic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Spring, TX
Club: World Champions Centre
Head Coach: Laurent Landi

Career Highlights

Named Sports Illustrated's fittest female athlete in 2017
Winner of the 2017 ESPY Awards for Best Female Athlete and Best U.S. Female Olympian
Placed fourth on the 24th season of Dancing with the Stars in spring 2017
2016 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
2016 United States Sports Academy Female Athlete of the Year
2016 International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Female Athlete of the Year
2016 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
Named espnW’s Woman of the Year for 2016
2016 Olympic team, all-around, vault & floor exercise champion and balance beam bronze medalist
Her four 2016 Olympic gold medals tie the Olympic record for a female gymnast in a single Games
Her five 2016 Olympic medals tie for the most by a U.S. gymnast
Most decorated U.S. women's gymnast ever with 19 World/Olympic medals
Winner of the USOC's Best of June (2016) Team USA Award
2016 U.S. all-around, vault, balance beam & floor exercise champion
Four-time U.S. all-around champion (2013-16)
2016 Pacific Rim Championships team & all-around champion
USOC's Female Olympic Athlete of the Year for 2014-15
Winner of the USOC's Best of November (2015) Team USA Award
Three-time World all-around champion (2013-15)
2015 World team, all-around, balance beam & floor exercise champion and vault bronze medalist
Has won 14 world medals (10 gold, two silver, two bronze), which is the most in U.S history
Her 10 World gold medals is the most ever in women's gymnastics history
2015 U.S. all-around, vault & balance beam champion and floor exercise silver medalist
2015 AT&T American Cup champion
USOC Athlete of the Month for October 2014
2014 Women's Sports Foundation's individual Sportswoman of the Year
First woman to win four gold medals at a single World Championships (2014) since the Soviet Union's Ludmilla Tourischeva in 1974.
2014 World team, all-around, balance beam & floor exercise champion and vault silver medalist
2014 U.S. all-around, floor exercise & vault champion and balance beam silver medalist
2013 World all-around & floor exercise champion, vault silver medalist and balance beam bronze medalist
2013 U.S. all-around champion and vault, uneven bars, balance beam & floor exercise silver medalist
2013 AT&T American Cup silver medalist

About Simone Biles

Nickname: $imoney
Birthplace: Columbus, OH USA
Hometown: Spring, TX USA
Personal Website: www.gym-style.com/simonebiles/
Twitter: @simone_biles
Instagram: Instagram.com/simonebiles
Year in School: Senior
Name of High School: Home School
High School Graduation Year: 2015
Year you began gymnastics: 2003
Favorite Event: Floor
How did you get involved in gymnastics: I went to Bannon's on a day care field trip. While there I imitated the other gymnasts, and Coach Ronnie noticed. The gym sent home a letter requesting that I join tumbling or gymnastics.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: Competing and traveling.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: To make the World's & Olympic Teams
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Nellie & Ronald Biles
Names of sibling(s): Ronald II, Adam, Adria
Family members in sports: Adria, gymnastics

Interests Outside the Gym

Favorite school subject: History
Hobbies or favorite activities: Shopping & hanging out with friends.
Favorite music: Today's hot hits
Favorite book(s): Hunger game series
Favorite movie(s): Divergent
Favorite TV show(s): Pretty Little Liars & Finding Carter
Favorite Food: Italian

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