Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast. Biles is the 2016 Olympic individual all-around, vault and floorgold medalist and balance beam bronze medalist. She was part of the gold medal winning team dubbed the Final Five at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. 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. She also became the tenth gymnast and first American gymnast to win a World medal on every event.
Birth Name
Simone Arianne Biles
Nickname
$imoney
Profession
Gymnast
Nationality
American
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Simone Biles was born on March 14, 1997 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Age
She’s currently 22 years old.
Residence
Spring, Texas, United States
Sun Sign
Pisces
Ethnicity
Black
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Education
Lindsey Vonn got her education from University of Missouri High School by enrolling in the online program from the center of distance department of the university.
Family Details
- Father – Kelvin Clemons
- Mother – Shanon Biles
- Siblings – Ashley Biles (Biological Older Sibling), Tevin Biles (Biological Older Sibling), Adria Biles (Younger Sister), Ronald Jr. Biles (Older Brother), Adam Biles (Older Brother)
Marital Status
Single
Boyfriend / Spouse
Simone Biles has dated –
- Stacey Ervin (2017-Present) – In 2017, Simone started dating fellow gymnast Stacey Ervin. She revealed about her boyfriend in August 2017 on her Instagram.
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet – 4 feet 8 inches
- In centimeters – 142 cm
- In meters – 1.42 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 46 kg
- In Pounds – 102 lbs
Body Measurements
- Measurements – 35-24-35
- Bust – 35 inches
- Waist – 26 inches
- Hip – 35 inches
- Bra Size – 32B
Body Build
Athletic
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Hair Color
Black
Shoe Size
She wears a size 5 (US) shoe.
Dress Size
Her dress size is 5 (US).
Sexuality
Straight
Professional Statistics
Famous For
Having won a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics in an artistic gymnastics individual all-around competition.
Gymnastic Debut
Simone Biles made her senior international gymnastic debut in March 2013 at the American Cup.
Film Debut
Simone hasn’t appeared in any theatrical film till date.
Television Debut
In 2016, Simone was seen in the family series Mack & Moxy in the role of Admirable Simone in just 1 episode.
Brand Endorsements
Simone has been seen in these adverts- Nike, Tide Pods and Procter & Gamble.
Simone Biles Favorites
- Favorite Actor – Will Smith
- Favorite Travel Destination – Belize
- Favorite Color – Purple
- Favorite TV Shows – Pretty Little Liars, Beverly Hills, 90210
- Favorite Movie – Any Zac Efron Movie
- Favorite Gymnastics Routine – Floor
- Favorite Inspiration – Dominique Moceanu
Simone Biles Net worth
Simone Biles has a total net worth of $3 million dollars as of 2019. She is the shortest American gymnast.
Social Media Profiles
- Facebook – Simone Biles
- Instagram – simonebiles
- Twitter – Simone Biles
Some Lesser Known Facts About Simone Biles
- Simone’s career as a gymnast started when she first tried gymnastics at a young age of 6 at a field trip with her day care mates. She impressed her instructors and they suggested her to continue with gymnastics later.
- She holds the record of being the first athlete to have won 14 medals including 10 gold medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
- In 2014, the Women’s Sports Foundation named her the Sportswoman of the Year.
- She is a big fan of Zac Efron and pop singer Taylor Swift.
- She was nominated for the James E Sullivan Award in 2015.
- She became the Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year in 2015.
- She was chosen as one of BBC’s 100 women in the year 2016. She was also the finalist in TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year in the same year.
- She was nominated for the BEST Female Athlete award for ESPY in 2016.
- She has the record for most gold medals by a woman gymnast in a single Olympics Games.
- She is only the 2nd gymnast to win the team gold as well as the individual gold in a single Games.
- She was the flag bearer for the USA team at the closing ceremony. She was the first American woman gymnast to receive this honor.
- In the Rio de Janeiro Olympics held in 2016, she grabbed the gold medals for team, all round, vault and floor events. She also won a bronze for balance beam.
- She won the team and all round gold in the 2016 Everett Pacific Rim Championship.
- In 2012, her success motivated her to concentrate more on her gymnastics career. To do that, she quit public school and started homeschooling, which allowed her nearly 2 hours more training every day.
- In 2012, she was placed 3rd overall in the National Championship, once again bagging the 1st in vault. This made her selection in the Junior National Team quite easy.
- She secured the 1st prize in the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy.
- She won the Women’s All-Round Championship in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Belgium.
- She successfully defended her title of the World Champion at the 2014 World Artistry Gymnastics Championship in Nanning, China.
- She became the first woman to grab three consecutive world championship titles after she won at the 2015 Artistic Gymnastics Championship.
- In 2016, she won the Pacific Rim Championships and the National Championship with a great margin in the all-round title. On 10th July, she was declared in the squad for the Olympics.
- Visit her official website @ simonebiles.com.
