Gymnastics · United States · 1997–
Simone Biles Life & Career Timeline
Unprecedented difficulty, 30 world medals and a champion’s return.
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Record titles, named skills and advocacy for athlete safety reshaped women’s gymnastics.
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Born in Columbus
Simone Biles was raised in Texas.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportBegins gymnastics
A daycare field trip led to formal training.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportElite debut
Biles entered elite national competition.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportFirst world all-around title
At sixteen, she became world champion.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportRetains world title
Biles added team, beam and floor golds.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportHistoric third world title
She became the first woman with three straight all-around crowns.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportOlympic team gold
The United States won by more than eight points.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportOlympic all-around champion
Biles won by more than two points.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportOlympic vault champion
She captured vault gold.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportFour Olympic golds
Floor gold completed a five-medal debut.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportFourth world all-around title
Biles medalled on every event.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportFifth world all-around title
Five golds lifted her to 25 world medals.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportPrioritises safety at Tokyo
Biles withdrew from several finals while experiencing the twisties.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportReturns for beam bronze
She returned with a modified routine.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportThe Biles II vault
She became the first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike at Worlds.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportMost successful Worlds gymnast
Four golds and silver lifted her to 30 world medals.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportOlympic team champion again
Biles led the United States back to team gold.
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Source: www.gymnastics.sportSecond Olympic all-around title
Eight years after Rio, she reclaimed the crown.
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Record titles, named skills and advocacy for athlete safety reshaped women’s gymnastics.
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