Great Olympic Athlete: Simone Arianne Biles

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: African descent

Biles is the 2016 Olympic individual all-around, vault and floor gold medalist. She was part of the gold medal-winning team dubbed the “Final Five” at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She also won the bronze medal for the balance beam during the Olympics. Biles is a three-time world all-around champion (2013–15), three-time world floor champion (2013–15), two-time world balance beam champion (2014, 2015), four-time United States national all-around champion (2013–16), and a member of the gold medal-winning American teams at the 2014 and2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

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Having won a combined total of nineteen Olympic and World Championship medals, Biles is the most decorated American gymnast, taking over from Shannon Miller, who had held this record since 1996. With her win in Rio, Biles became the sixth woman to have won an individual all-around title at both the World Championships and the Olympic Games. With four Olympic gold medals, Biles set a new American record for most gold medals in women’s gymnastics at a single Games.

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Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 4 0 1 World Championships 10 2 2 Pacific Rim Championships 2 0 0 American Cup 1 1 0 Total 17 3 3
Olympic Games
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	All-Around
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Vault
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Floor Exercise
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Balance Beam
World Championships
	2013 Antwerp	All-Around
	2013 Antwerp	Floor Exercise
	2014 Nanning	Team
	2014 Nanning	All-Around
	2014 Nanning	Balance Beam
	2014 Nanning	Floor Exercise
	2015 Glasgow	Team
	2015 Glasgow	All-Around
	2015 Glasgow	Balance Beam
	2015 Glasgow	Floor Exercise
	2013 Antwerp	Vault
	2014 Nanning	Vault
	2013 Antwerp	Balance Beam
	2015 Glasgow	Vault
Pacific Rim Championships
	2016 Everett	Team
	2016 Everett	All-Around