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 and Cecile Canqueteau-Landi

Career Highlights

Gymnastics Achievements

2020 Olympic team silver medalist and balance beam bronze medalist
2021 U.S. all-around, vault, balance beam & floor exercise champion and uneven bars bronze medalist
2019 World team, all-around, vault, balance beam & floor exercise champion. Also advanced to the uneven bars final
2019 U.S. all-around, vault, balance beam & floor exercise champion and uneven bars bronze medalist
2018 World team, all-around, vault and floor exercise champion, uneven bars silver medalist and balance beam bronze medalist
2018 U.S. all-around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam & floor exercise champion
2016 Olympic team, all-around, vault & floor exercise champion and balance beam bronze medalist
2016 U.S. all-around, vault, balance beam & floor exercise champion
2016 Pacific Rim Championships team & all-around champion
2015 World team, all-around, balance beam & floor exercise champion and vault bronze medalist
2015 U.S. all-around, vault & balance beam champion and floor exercise silver medalist
2015 AT&T American Cup champion
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

Awards

Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on July 7, 2022
2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
TIME's 2021 Athlete of the Year
Named as one of People Magazine's 2021 People of the Year
2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year
Named Team USA's Female Olympic Athlete of the Year for 2019
Winner of the USOPC's Best of October (2019) Team USA Award
Winner of the 2019 People's Choice Awards Game Changer award
United States Sports Academy Athlete of the Month for August 2019
Winner of the USOPC's Best of August (2019) Team USA Award
2018 Laureus Sportswoman of the Year
2018 Houston Sports Athlete of the Year
2018 United States Sports Academy Female Athlete of the Year
Named the Most Dominant Athlete of 2018 by ESPN the Magazine
November 2018 Hickok Belt Award winner
Winner of the USOC's Best of August (2018) Team USA Award
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 ESPN's Woman of the Year for 2016
Winner of the USOC's Best of June (2016) Team USA Award
USOC's Female Olympic Athlete of the Year for 2014-15
Winner of the USOC's Best of November (2015) Team USA Award
USOC Athlete of the Month for October 2014
2014 Women's Sports Foundation's individual Sportswoman of the Year

Superlatives

Most decorated U.S. women's gymnast ever with 32 World/Olympic medals
Her seven Olympic medals tie for the most by a U.S. gymnast
Seven-time U.S. all-around champion (2013-16, 2018-19, 2021)
Six-time U.S. vault champion (2014-16, 2018-19, 2021)
Five-time U.S. balance beam champion (2015-16, 2018-19, 2021)
Five-time U.S. floor exercise champion (2014, 2016, 2018-19, 2021)
Has won 25 World medals (19 gold, three silver, three bronze), which is the most in gymnastics history
Her 19 World gold medals is the most ever in gymnastics history
First woman to win five World all-around titles (2013-15, 18-19)
First woman to win three World balance beam titles (2014-15, 19)
First woman to win five World floor exercise titles (2013-15, 2018-19)
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 in a single Games
First woman to win four gold medals at a single World Championships (2014) since the Soviet Union's Ludmilla Tourischeva in 1974.

About Simone Biles

Nickname: $imoney
Birthplace: Columbus, OH USA
Hometown: Spring, TX USA
Twitter: @simone_biles
Instagram: Instagram.com/simonebiles
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

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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