Facts about Simone Biles

By Metro Creative

American gymnast Simone Biles is a household name across the United States, and that renown even extends beyond the country’s borders. Biles’ accomplishments, particularly on the Olympic stage, have made her among the world’s most recognizable and revered athletes.

Despite an already impressive résumé that would be the envy of millions of athletes, Biles has a chance to build on her legacy at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024. Should Biles win just one more medal in Paris this summer, the Ohio-born, Texas-raised 27-year-old would become the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history.

Biles enters the 2024 Games with seven Olympic medals to her credit, including four golds she earned during the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Those seven medals equal the number earned by Shannon Miller at Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996.

Should Biles win five medals in Paris this summer, she could become the second-most decorated woman gymnast in Olympics history, behind only Larisa Latynina, who won 18 medals while competing for the Soviet Union between 1956 and 1964.

— Metro Creative