Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history. She is widely known as the greatest gymnast of all time because she performed some of the most difficult tricks like the Yurchenko Double Pike. She has broken multiple records and has stood out in multiple competitions. She has participated in the Olympic Games twice, including the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She clinched four golds in the former Olympics in the team, all-round event, Vault, and flaunt exercise. In the Tokyo Games, she ended up with a silver in the Team Event and a bronze in the balance beam. In this edition, she withdrew from multiple competitions after facing twisties.
Biles is the first American gymnast to win a world medal in every event and the first female gymnast since Daniela Silivas in 1988 to win a medal in every event at a single Olympic or World Championships. She has nabbed a total of 30 medals in the World Championships, of which 23 are gold, 4 are silver, and 3 are bronze medals. In the 2013 Antwerp World Championships, she won two golds, one silver, and one bronze. She built her legacy in the World Championships by competing in its multiple editions, including the 2014 Nanning, 2015 Glasgow, 2018 Doha, 2019 Stuttgart, and the 2023 Antwerp.
The American, whose hometown is in Spring, Texas, US, has excelled in five skills that have now been named after her, including Biles (6.0) (vault)- Yurchenko half on-straight front Salto double twist off, Biles II (6.4), which is Yurchenko Double Pike, Biles (G) floor exercise, which is double layout Salto half out, and Biles II (J) (floor exercise), which is triple-twisting double tucked Salto. Her first coach was Aimee Boorman, who coached her from 2004-2014 and is currently being coached by Laurent Landi and Cecile Canqueteau-Landi since 2015.
Simone Biles has a total of 39 medals, including the World Championships, Pacific Rim Championships, and Olympic Games. She will once again be proving her prowess in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, which is scheduled to be held from July 26 - August 11.
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Simone Biles Hometown
Simone Biles’ hometown is in Spring, Texas, US, where she previously lived with her four siblings. Here, she began training with her first coach Aimee Boorman, at the age of eight. She then began her elite gymnastics career at age 14 on July 1, 2011, at the 2011 American Classic in Houston, which is a suburb of Spring, Texas, US. Here, she placed first on vault and balance beam, third all-around, fourth on the floor exercise, and eighth on uneven bars.
Ever since then, she started competing in various competitions that were held in her hometown and then flew to different places to showcase her exceptional talent and nab several wins. However, the childhood of the Olympian was not as normal as every other child.
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Simone Biles Nationality
Simone Biles is an American national. She grew up in Spring, Texas, United States of America. She attended Benfer Elementary School in Harris County, Texas. In 2012, she shifted from public school to homeschooling, so that she could get more time to train. Following this, Biles verbally committed to UCLA on August 4, 2014, and then signed a national letter of intent in November 2014. She announced turning pro on July 29, 2015.
The Simone Biles legacy started from her hometown, as this was the place where she first stepped into gymnastics. She did not have a normal life initially, as she, along with her siblings was given to foster care by her own mother, Shanon Biles. However, after getting to know about this situation, Biles’ maternal grandfather Ron Biles, and his wife Nellie Cayetano Biles started taking care of the children in 2000. Three years later, Simone Biles and her sister Adria Biles were adopted by their grandparents and the other two children were adopted by Shanon’s aunt Harriet.
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Simone Biles’ birthplace
Simone Biles was born in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., on March 14, 1997.
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A. Simone Biles was born on March 14, 1997, which makes her 27 years old, as of June 2024.