Simone Biles

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MOST DECORATED gymnast in World Championship History
Also the MOST DECORATED American gymnast of all time
Adopted with her younger sister by their grandfather and his wife, Biles began studying gymnastics at age six
Won four golds and one bronze at the 2016 Olympics, tying the record for the MOST gold medals won by a female gymnast at a single Olympic Games
Won 29 World Championship medals, 19 of which are golds
Known for complex moves that require more strength than most gymnasts possess, including THE BILES, a move on the vault that she was the first ever to perform at a world competition
FIRST female gymnast to win the World all-around title three times in a row
FIRST female African-American all-around World Champion
Women's Sports Foundation's 2014 SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Named FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR in 2016 and 2019 by the Associated Press
Partnered with University of the People to create the Simone Biles Legacy Scholarship Fund
In 2016, Biles partnered with Mattress Firm to promote their Foster Kids charity, which collects and donates supplies to children in foster care

Photo by Agência Brasil Fotografias [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/2.0)]

Bibliography: Ignotofsky, Rachel. Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played To Win. New York: Ten Speed Press, 2017.Wilson, Jamia. Young, Gifted and Black. London: Quarto Publishing, 2018. Print.
Rule, Heather. Women in the Olympics. Minneapolis: Abdo Publishing, 2018. Print.
Wamsley, Laurel. (2019, October 13). Simone Biles Becomes The Most Decorated Gymnast In World Championship History. https://www.npr.org/2019/10/13/769896721/simone-biles-becomes-the-most-decorated-gymnast-in-world-championship-history
Olympic Games. Simone Biles. https://www.olympic.org/simone-biles

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