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Simone Biles, in full Simone Arianne Biles, is an American gymnast who was considered one of the sport’s greatest athletes. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she became the first female U.S. gymnast to win four gold medals at a single Games, and she was the first gymnast to win three consecutive world all-around titles (2013–15).

Background

Ethnicity: Simone has African American ancestry on both of her biological parent's side.

Simone Arianne Biles was born on March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio, the third of four siblings. Her birth mother, Shanon Biles, was unable to care for Biles or her other children – Ashley, Tevin, and Adria – due to her drug and alcohol addiction, so the children were in and out of foster care. Biles' birth father, Kelvin Clemons, abandoned his family, struggled with addictions, and was never present in his daughter's life. Shanon's father, Ron, and his second wife, Nellie Cayetano Biles, who had two nearly-adult sons, Ron Jr. and Adam, began temporarily caring for Shanon's children in 2000, in the north Houston suburb of Spring, Texas after finding out his grandchildren got placed into foster care. In 2003, the couple officially adopted the two youngest children, Simone and Adria, and Ron's sister Harriet, adopted the two oldest. Biles holds a Belize citizenship through her mother and she refers to Belize as being her second home.

Education

In 2012, Biles switched from public school to home schooling and the change allowed her to increase her training from approximately 20 hours a week to 32 which led to her improved success during the 2012 season. Biles spent all her secondary education as a homeschooler and graduated in the summer of 2015.

Biles verbally committed to UCLA on August 4, 2014, announcing her decision on Twitter. She planned to defer enrollment until after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On July 29, 2015, she announced that she would turn professional, forfeiting her NCAA eligibility to compete for UCLA. In January 2018, it was announced that Biles had enrolled at the University of the People to study business administration and become the university's brand ambassador.

Career

Simone became interested in gymnastics at age six during a day-care field trip to Bannon’s Gymnastix, and she remained there for 11 years under the direction of her coach, Aimee Boorman. Simone Biles began competing as a level 8 gymnast in 2007, and by 2011 she had cemented her standing at the junior elite level. That year, she took the top spot in the vault and balance beam events and finished third in the all-around at the American Classic. She followed with an impressive series of showings in 2012, winning the vault and the all-around events at the American Classic, the Alamo Classic, the Houston National Invitational and the Secret U.S. Classic.

Biles soon emerged as a force to be reckoned with at the senior elite level, bursting into the spotlight as the all-around winner at the 2013 U.S. P&G Championships. Also that year, she delivered a historic showing at the World Championships by becoming the first female African-American athlete to win gold in the all-around.

Biles continued to build on her successes in 2014, again taking the U.S. and world titles in the all-around competition. She also won gold in the vault, floor exercise, balance beam and all-around at the Secret U.S. Classic that same year. During her floor routines, Biles often executed what has become her signature move: a double-flip with a half-twist.

In 2015, Biles became the first woman to win her third consecutive world all-around title, giving her a record 10 gold medals at the international competition. Considered one of the country’s top Olympic hopefuls, she then resumed training for Rio 2016 at World Champions Centre, which is owned by her family, in Spring, Texas. In July 2016, Biles wowed gymnastics fans with an impressive performance, winning the all-around title and first in the floor exercise and vault. She earned a spot on the 2016 Olympic team along with fellow gymnasts Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, and Madison Kocian.

On August 9, 2016, Biles led the U.S. women’s gymnastics team to win the gold. She earned an impressive 15.933 in the vault, a 15.3 on balance beam, and 15.8 for a crowd-pleasing floor routine in which she performed “the Biles,” her signature move comprised of a double layout with a half twist. The powerhouse gymnast shared the victory with Raisman, Douglas, Hernandez and Kocian, a team which calls themselves “The Final Five.” The Final Five are the third American women’s gymnastic team to win gold, following team victories in 1996 and 2012. After taking the team gold, Biles tweeted “dreams DO come true” and a photo of the U.S. team on the medal podium.

Biles continued to dominate the Olympic competition, winning the women's individual all-around gold medal. U.S. teammate Aly Raisman and Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina won silver and bronze, respectively. What made Biles' victory truly historical was that she achieved a 2.1 margin of victory over Raisman — a lead that was larger than any gymnast from 1980 to 2012 combined. She also became the first woman in two decades to win back-to-back Olympic all-around and world titles.

She went on to win gold again in the women's individual vault competition with a score of 15.966, but faltered in the individual balance beam event. In a rare stumble, Biles fought to maintain her balance, scoring 14.733, which earned her the bronze medal. Teammate Laurie Hernandez landed the silver medal, and Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands won gold.

Biles continued her Olympic run in the individual floor exercise, taking the gold in a brilliant performance, which incorporated her signature move "the Biles," a double layout with a half-twist and blind landing. With a score of 15.966, Biles earned her fourth gold medal in Rio. Biles joined only three other gymnasts who have won four gold medals in a single Olympic Games — Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union in 1956, Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and Ecaterina Szabo of Romania in 1984. Biles's teammate Raisman took the silver in the floor exercise and Amy Tinkler of Great Britain won bronze.

In 2017, Biles joined the cast of the 24th season of Dancing with the Stars, on which she was paired with pro Sasha Farber. Despite impressing the judges with her moves, the Olympic champion was eliminated during the semifinals in May.

After taking much of 2017 off, Biles returned to intensive training and resumed her place at the top of her sport. In August 2018, she swept all four events at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships to win the competition by a whopping 6.55 points and become the first woman to claim five national all-around titles.

Achievements

  • Achievement Simone Biles of Simone Biles

    Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast who is well-known for her individual gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games held at Rio de Janeiro. She is an artistic gymnast and typically excels at the all-round, floor, and vault gymnastics. Simone Biles has been a world champion in all the three for several years. She has won around 19 Olympic and World Championship medals in all, making her the most celebrated American gymnast. She has a record for the most gold medals won by an American woman at a single Olympic Games. She is only the 6th woman to win the Olympics medal and the World Championship medal in all round individual title.

    Biles was named Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year in December 2015, making her the fourth gymnast to win the honor. In December 2016, Biles was chosen as one of the sponsors of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise alongside swimmer Katie Ledecky. They are the first Olympians to be given this honor. In 2016, Simone Biles won the Glamour Award for the Record Breaker. In 2016, she was chosen as one of BBC's 100 Women, and after the world championships, she was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25 and chosen as Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation. She was also one of the finalists for Time magazine's 2016 Person of the Year. Biles was also nominated for a 2016 ESPY award for Best Female Athlete along with Elena Delle Donne, Katie Ledecky, and Breanna Stewart; Stewart won the award. In July 2017, Biles won the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete. She is the second gymnast to win this award after Nastia Liukin won it in 2009. In 2017, Simone won the Shorty Awards for the best in sports. At the 2017 Teen Choice Awards, Simone won favorite female athlete, and won Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year in 2017. Simone Biles was named one of the most influential people in the World list by Time Magazine. In May 2018, it was announced that Biles and the other survivors would be awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. In December, it was announced that Biles was named ESPN The Magazine's most dominant athlete of 2018.

Religion

Religiously, Biles and her family practice Catholicism.

Politics

Simone Biles, who was critical of a tweet in which new USA Gymnastics CEO and former congresswoman Mary Bono mixed politics with sports, said Monday the two should remain separate issues as USA Gymnastics works to repairs its tattered public image.

Biles reacted strongly to a tweet in which Bono, a Republican who served 15 years in Congress, appeared to be critical of Nike’s relationship with activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick by showing someone inking out the logo on a Nike golf shoe.

Views

In January 2018, Biles revealed on Twitter that she was one of the many young women who had been molested by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.

"Please believe me when I say it was a lot harder to first speak those words out loud than it is now to put them on paper," she wrote. "For too long I’ve asked myself, 'Was I too naive? Was it my fault?' I now know the answers to those questions. No. No, it was not my fault. No, I will not and should not carry the guilt that belongs to Larry Nassar, USAG, and others."

Nassar had recently been sentenced to 60 years in prison on child pornography charges and 25 to 40 years in prison for criminal sexual conduct.

Quotations: "If you're having fun, that's when the best memories are built."

"I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I've been to three World Championships ... so I think it's like a win-win."

"I take things one step at a time."

"A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I'm doing."

"I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out than the chances I didn't take at all."

"I plan on doing things that I can't do because of gym right now. ... Things like going swimming with sharks or jumping off a cliff into water.""I was built this way for a reason, so I'm going to use it."

"To go out there and prove what I can do has taught me a lot about who I am."

"I wasn't born earlier, so I had no say in that!"

"We can push ourselves further. We always have more to give."

"It's inspiring to young athletes that there are more records that can still be broken."

"The team comes first."

Personality

Simone Biles is fun, happy, smiley and giggly. She has a celebrity crush on Zac Efron. Her favorite color is purple.

Physical Characteristics: Height - 4 ft 8 in or 142 cm

Weight - 46 kg or 101.5 lbs

Hair color - black

Eye color - dark brown

Measurements - 35-24-34 in or 89-61-86 cm

Dress size - 8 (US) or 40 (EU)

Distinctive features - short height, broad smile

Bra size - 34A

Shoe size - 5 (US) or 35.5 (US)

In 2016, she took to Twitter to reveal that she suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and had been issued Therapeutic Use Exemption to take medication for it.

Interests

  • Favorite TV Shows – Pretty Little Liars, Beverly Hills, 90210

  • Sport & Clubs

    Houston Texans

  • Athletes

    Dominique Moceanu

  • Music & Bands

    Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Alessia Cara, Zayn, G-Eazy

Connections

In August 2017, Biles announced that she was in a relationship with Stacey Ervin Jr. who is director and head coach at the World Champions Centre. Together the couple adopted a French bulldog named Lilo.

Father:
Ronald Biles
Ronald Biles - Father of Simone Biles

He adopted Simone at the age of 6 in 2001. The gymnast considers him to be her father.

Mother:
Nellie Biles
Nellie Biles - Mother of Simone Biles

She adopted Simone at the age of 6 and the gymnast eventually started calling her mom.

Biological mother:
Shanon Biles
Shanon Biles - Biological mother of Simone Biles

biological father:
Kelvin Clemons

grandmother:
Evarista Cayetano
Evarista Cayetano - grandmother of Simone Biles

Grandfather:
Silas Cayetano
Silas Cayetano - Grandfather of Simone Biles

Sister:
Adria Biles
Adria Biles - Sister of Simone Biles

She is also a competitive gymnast.

Brother:
Ron Biles Jr.
Ron Biles Jr. - Brother of Simone Biles

Brother:
Adam Biles
Adam Biles - Brother of Simone Biles

Sister:
Ashley Biles Thomas

Boyfriend :
Stacey Ervin Jr
Stacey Ervin Jr - Boyfriend of Simone Biles

Head coach:
Laurent Landi
Laurent Landi - Head coach of Simone Biles

(born 18 October 1977)

She is a French-American artistic gymnastics coach and retired gymnast. He was formerly a coach at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy until 2017, when he began working at the World Champions Centre as the Women's Team director as well as serving as the head coach to Simone Biles.

Former coach:
Aimee Boorman
Aimee Boorman - Former coach of Simone Biles

(March 27, 1973, Chicago, Illinois, United States)

She is an American artistic gymnastics coach. She was the head coach for 2013, 2014, and 2015 world champion, and 2016 Olympic All-Around gold medalist Simone Biles.

colleague:
Dominic Zito
Dominic Zito - colleague of Simone Biles

(born June 13, 1982)

He is an American choreographer. He is the National Team choreographer for USA Gymnastics and has worked with gymnasts, including Olympians, such as Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross, Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles, Dominique Moceanu and Elise Ray.

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Education

Career

Awards

  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Silver Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Silver Medal, Antwerp

    2013 - Vault
  • Award Olympic Games Gold Medal
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    Olympic Games Gold Medal, Rio de Janeiro

    2016 - All-Around, Vault, Floor Exercise
  • Award Olympic Games Gold Medal
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    Olympic Games Gold Medal, Rio de Janeiro

    2016 - Team
  • Award Olympic Games Bronze Medal
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    Olympic Games Bronze Medal, Rio de Janeiro

    2016 - Balance Beam
  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold Medal, Antwerp

    2013 - All-Around, Floor Exercise
  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold Medal, Nanning

    2014 - Team, All-Around, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise
  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold Medal, Glasgow City

    2015 - Team, All-Around, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise
  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold Medal, Doha

    2018 - Team, All-Around, Vault, Floor Exercise
  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Bronze Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Bronze Medal, Antwerp

    2013 - Balance Beam
  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Bronze Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Bronze Medal, Glasgow City

    2015 - Vault
  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Slver Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Slver Medal, Nanning

    2014 - Vault
  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Silver Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Silver Medal, Doha

    2018 - Uneven Bars
  • Award World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Bronze Medal
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    World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Bronze Medal, Doha

    2018 - Balance Beam
  • Award Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships Gold Medal
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    Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships Gold Medal, Everett

    2016 - Team, All-Around
  • Award Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
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    Best Female Athlete ESPY Award

    2017
  • Award Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
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    Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year

    2017
  • Award Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Athlete
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    Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Athlete

    2017
  • Award Best U.S. Female Olympian ESPY Award
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    Best U.S. Female Olympian ESPY Award

    2017
  • Award Glamour Award for The Record Breaker
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    Glamour Award for The Record Breaker

    2016
  • Award BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
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    BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year

    2016