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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

Simone Biles

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.

Personal Information

  • 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

National Competition Results

  • 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-AA, VT, FX; 3rd-UB, BB
  • 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 1st-AA, VT, BB, FX; 3rd-UB
  • 2021 GK U.S. Classic, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-AA, BB, FX
  • 2019 World Team Selection Camp, Sarasota, Fla. - 1st-AA
  • 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. - 1st-AA, VT, BB, FX; 3rd-UB
  • 2019 GK U.S. Classic, Louisville, Ky. - 1st-AA, FX; 3rd-BB; 5th-UB
  • 2018 World Team Selection Camp, Sarasota, Fla. - 1st-AA
  • 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Boston, Mass. - 1st-AA, VT, UB, BB, FX
  • 2018 GK U.S. Classic, Columbus, Ohio - 1st-AA, BB, FX
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-AA, VT, FX; 4th-UB(T), BB
  • 2016 P&G Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-AA, VT, BB, FX; 4th-UB
  • 2016 Secret U.S. Classic, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-BB; 5th-UB
  • 2015 P&G Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-AA, VT, BB; 2nd-FX; 5th-UB
  • 2015 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 1st-AA, VT, BB, FX; 4th-UB
  • 2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 1st-AA, VT, FX; 2nd-BB(T); 4th-UB
  • 2014 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 1st-AA, VT, BB(T), FX; 4th-UB
  • 2013 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-AA; 2nd-VT, UB, BB, FX
  • 2013 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 7th-BB; 8th-FX(T)
  • 2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-VT; 3rd-AA; 6th-UB, BB(T), FX (Jr. Div.)
  • 2012 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 1st-AA, VT; 2nd-FX(T); 6th-BB (Jr. Div.)
  • 2012 American Classic, Huntsville, Texas - 1st-AA, VT; 2ND-FX(T); 3rd-BB; 4th-UB (Jr. 2)
  • 2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 7th-VT(T) (Jr. Div.)
  • 2011 CoverGirl Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 5th-VT(T), FX (Jr. Div.)
  • 2011 American Classic, Huntsville, Texas - 1st-VT, BB; 3rd-AA; 4th-FX; 8th-UB (Jr. 1)
  • 2011 Gliders Elite Qualifier, Riverside, Calif. - 1st-VT, BB, AA; 3rd-FX; 5th-UB
  • 2010 2010 Women's Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championships (Junior A), Dallas, Texas - 1st -FX, 3rd-VT(T)

International Competition Results

  • 2021 Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan - 2nd-Team; 3rd-BB
  • 2019 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team, AA, VT, BB, FX; 5th-UB
  • 2019 DTP Pokal World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-AA
  • 2018 World Championships, Doha, Qatar - 1st-Team, AA, VT, FX; 2nd-UB; 3rd-BB
  • 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1st-Team, AA, VT, FX; 3rd-BB
  • 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, Everett, Wash. - 1st-Team, AA
  • 2015 World Championships, Glasgow, Great Britain - 1st-Team, AA, BB, FX; 3rd-VT
  • 2015 Jesolo Trophy, Jesolo, Italy - 1st-Team, AA, VT, BB, FX
  • 2015 AT&T American Cup, Arlington, Texas - 1st-AA
  • 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China - 1st-Team, AA, BB, FX; 2nd-VT
  • 2013 World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium - 1st-AA, FX; 2nd-VT; 3rd-BB; 4th-UB
  • 2013 USA, Germany, Romania Tri-Meet, Chemnitz, Germany - 1st-Team; 2nd-AA(T)
  • 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy, Jesolo, Italy - 1st-Team, AA, VT, BB, FX
  • 2013 AT&T American Cup, Worcester, Mass. - 2nd-AA

Videos of Simone Biles

LEGEND

  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acrobatic: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around/Combined
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
  • Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed