Simone Biles

Simone Biles is an American gymnast. Born March 14, 1997 in Columbus, Ohio U.S.A. Being the only U.S. female gymnast, Biles was the sole gymnast to achieve four golds in a single Games during the 2016 Olympics. Biles was also the first person to win three world titles consecutively. Biles was born within Spring Texas, in the Houston metro region. She and her sister Adria had been adopted by Ronald and Nellie Biles. Simone was first drawn to gymnastics while she was just 6. Coach Aimee Borman brought her to Bannon's Gymnastix which was where they went to an excursion. Biles was awarded a silver medal in vaulting in the year 2010 as well as a bronze at the Women's Junior Olympic National Championships. Biles then advanced to competitions at the elite level in the year 2011. She was the most dominant in her sport less than two year later. Biles was notable by her consistent performance, her enthusiasm and level of challenge she made in each event--vault, uneven bars, balance beam and ground work.