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    Simone Biles is an American gymnast born in 1997 in Columbus, Ohio. She was raised by her grandparents and discovered her natural gymnastic abilities at a young age. Biles has become the most decorated American gymnast, winning 19 Olympic and World Championship medals. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she led the U.S. women's gymnastics team to a gold medal and dominated individually, winning gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise and bronze on the balance beam.

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    Simone Biles is an American gymnast born in 1997 in Columbus, Ohio. She was raised by her grandparents and discovered her natural gymnastic abilities at a young age. Biles has become the most decorated American gymnast, winning 19 Olympic and World Championship medals. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she led the U.S. women's gymnastics team to a gold medal and dominated individually, winning gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise and bronze on the balance beam.

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    Simone Biles is an American gymnast born in 1997 in Columbus, Ohio. She was raised by her grandparents and discovered her natural gymnastic abilities at a young age. Biles has become the most decorated American gymnast, winning 19 Olympic and World Championship medals. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she led the U.S. women's gymnastics team to a gold medal and dominated individually, winning gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise and bronze on the balance beam.

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    Simone Biles is an American gymnast born in 1997 in Columbus, Ohio. She was raised by her grandparents and discovered her natural gymnastic abilities at a young age. Biles has become the most decorated American gymnast, winning 19 Olympic and World Championship medals. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she led the U.S. women's gymnastics team to a gold medal and dominated individually, winning gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise and bronze on the balance beam.

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    ORNONTHIDAY

    Michael
    Jackson

    VIDO

    Thurgood
    Marshall

    SimoneBiles
    Athlete,Gmnat (1997)
    imoneileithemotdecoratedAmericangmnat,winning19
    OlmpicandWorldChampionhipmedal.

    Synopsis
    NAM
    imoneile
    OCCUPATION
    Athlete,Gmnat
    IRTHDAT
    March14,1997(age19)
    PLACOFIRTH
    Columu,Ohio
    ZODIACIGN
    Pice

    BorninOhioin1997,SimoneBileshasbecomeoneofAmericastop
    gymnasts.Afterdominatingatthejuniorelitelevel,shewonherfirst
    U.S.andworldallaroundtitlesin2013.In2015,sheclaimedarecord
    thirdstraightworldallaroundtitle.Shewentontoleadthe
    U.S.Olympicwomen'sgymnasticsteam,nicknamed"TheFinalFive,"
    towingoldatthe2016SummerGames,anddominatedthe
    competition,winninggoldinthewomen'sindividualallaround,vault
    andfloorexerciseandbronzeinthebalancebeam.With19Olympic
    andWorldChampionshipmedals,sheisthemostdecoratedAmerican
    gymnast.

    Early Life

    BornonMarch14,1997,inColumbus,Ohio,gymnastSimoneBileshasemergedasachampion
    inhersport.Sheandhersister,Adria,wereraisedbytheirgrandfatherRonandgrandmother
    Nellie,aftertheirmothersstrugglewithsubstanceabuseproblem.
    RonandNellieeventuallyofficiallyadoptedthetwogirls,andBilescallshergrandmotherMom.
    NelliehasbeenaconstantsourceofsupportthroughBilessriseintheworldofcompetitive
    athleticsasthegymnasttoldCNN,Sheencouragesmeandneverletsmefeeldownabout
    somethingfortoolong.
    Bilesdiscoveredherabilitiesatanearlyage.AccordingtotheofficialUSAGymnasticswebsite,
    shevisitedagymnasticscenteronafieldtripwithherdaycaregroup,noting,WhilethereI
    imitatedtheothergymnasts,andCoachRonnienoticed.Thegymsenthomealetterrequesting
    thatIjointumblingorgymnastics.Verysoon,Bileswasonherwaytodevelopingthosenatural
    gifts.

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    SimoneBilesbegancompetingasalevel8gymnastin2007,andby2011shehadcementedher
    standingatthejuniorelitelevel.Thatyear,shetookthetopspotinthevaultandbalancebeam
    eventsandfinishedthirdintheallaroundattheAmericanClassic.Shefollowedwithan
    impressiveseriesofshowingsin2012,winningthevaultandtheallaroundeventsatthe
    AmericanClassic,theAlamoClassic,theHoustonNationalInvitationalandtheSecretU.S.
    Classic.
    Bilessoonemergedasaforcetobereckonedwithattheseniorelitelevel,burstingintothe
    spotlightastheallaroundwinneratthe2013U.S.P&GChampionships.Alsothatyear,she
    deliveredahistoricshowingattheWorldChampionshipsbybecomingthefirstfemaleAfrican
    Americanathletetowingoldintheallaround.AssheexplainedtoTheHollywoodReporter,this
    impressivevictorylikelyservedasanexampletootheryounggymnasts:"Ithinkitinspiresalotof
    thelittlegirlsouttheretogointhegymandtrainharder,"shesaid.
    Bilescontinuedtobuildonhersuccessesin2014,againtakingtheU.S.andworldtitlesintheall
    aroundcompetition.Shealsowongoldinthevault,floorexercise,balancebeamandallaround
    attheSecretU.S.Classicthatsameyear.Duringherfloorroutines,Bilesoftenexecutedwhathas
    becomehersignaturemove:adoubleflipwithahalftwist.
    In2015,Bilesbecamethefirstwomantowinherthirdconsecutiveworldallaroundtitle,giving
    herarecord10goldmedalsattheinternationalcompetition.Consideredoneofthecountrystop
    Olympichopefuls,shethenresumedtrainingforRio2016atWorldChampionsCentre,whichis
    ownedbyherfamily,inSpring,Texas.
    InJuly2016,Bileswowedgymnasticsfanswithanimpressiveperformance,winningtheall
    aroundtitleandfirstinthefloorexerciseandvault.Sheearnedaspotonthe2016Olympicteam
    alongwithfellowgymnastsLaurieHernandez,AlyRaisman,GabbyDouglas,andMadison
    Kocian.

    2016 Olympic Games in Rio


    OnAugust9,2016,BilesledtheU.S.womensgymnasticsteamtowinthegold.Sheearnedan
    impressive15.933inthevault,a15.3onbalancebeam,and15.8foracrowdpleasingfloor
    routineinwhichsheperformedtheBiles,hersignaturemovecomprisedofadoublelayoutwith
    ahalftwist.ThepowerhousegymnastsharedthevictorywithRaisman,Douglas,Hernandezand
    Kocian,ateamwhichcallsthemselvesTheFinalFive.
    RaismanexplainedthemeaningbehindtheteamnicknameontheTodayShow:We'retheFinal
    Fivebecausethisis[coach]Marta[Karolyi's]lastOlympicsandwithouthernoneofthiswould
    havebeenpossible...Wewantedtodoitforherjustbecauseshe'stherewithuseverysingle
    day.
    Sheadded:"ThisisthelastOlympicswherethere'safivegirlteam.ThenextOlympicsisonly
    goingtobeafourpersonteam."
    TheFinalFivearethethirdAmericanwomensgymnasticteamtowingold,followingteam
    victoriesin1996and2012.Aftertakingtheteamgold,BilestweeteddreamsDOcometrueand
    aphotooftheU.S.teamonthemedalpodium.
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    BilescontinuedtodominatetheOlympiccompetition,winningthewomen'sindividualallaround
    goldmedal.U.S.teammateAlyRaismanandRussiangymnastAliyaMustafinawonsilverand
    bronze,respectively.WhatmadeBiles'victorytrulyhistoricalwasthatsheachieveda2.1margin
    ofvictoryoverRaismanaleadthatwaslargerthananygymnastfrom1980to2012combined.
    ShealsobecamethefirstwomanintwodecadestowinbacktobackOlympicallaroundand
    worldtitles.
    Shewentontowingoldagaininthewomen'sindividualvaultcompetitionwithascoreof15.966,
    butfalteredintheindividualbalancebeamevent.Inararestumble,Bilesfoughttomaintainher
    balance,scoring14.733,whichearnedherthebronzemedal.TeammateLaurieHernandez
    landedthesilvermedal,andSanneWeversoftheNetherlandswongold.Therestoftheroutine
    wasstillprettygood,Bilessaid,accordingtoUSAToday,soIcantbetoodisappointedin
    myself.
    BilescontinuedherOlympicrunintheindividualfloorexercise,takingthegoldinabrilliant
    performance,whichincorporatedhersignaturemove"theBiles,"adoublelayoutwithahalftwist
    andblindlanding.Withascoreof15.966,BilesearnedherfourthgoldmedalinRio.Bilesjoined
    onlythreeothergymnastswhohavewonfourgoldmedalsinasingleOlympicGamesLarisa
    LatyninaoftheSovietUnionin1956,VeraCaslavskaofCzechoslovakiain1968andEcaterina
    SzaboofRomaniain1984.Biles'steammateRaismantookthesilverinthefloorexerciseand
    AmyTinklerofGreatBritainwonbronze.
    With19OlympicandWorldChampionshipmedals,Bilesmadehistoryasthemostdecorated
    Americangymnast.
    ArticleTitle

    SimoneBilesBiography
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    WendyMead
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