Gabby Douglas

Gabby Douglas
Douglas at the 2016 Olympic Games
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas
Nickname(s)Gabby
Country representedUnited States United States
Born (1995-12-31) December 31, 1995 (age 28)
Newport News, Virginia[1]
HometownVirginia Beach, Virginia
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[2]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2008–2012, 2014–2016 (USA)
GymWOGA
Buckeye Gymnastics
Chow's Gymnastics
Former coach(es)Christian Gallardo
Kittia Carpenter
Dena Walker
Gustavo Moure
Liang Chow
Valeri Liukin
Music
Floor music
2007–08: "Hora Presta" by Gilles Apap & the Transylvanian Mountain Boys
2011–12: "Memories (Fuck Me I'm Famous Remix)" by David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi & "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP
2012: "Bon Bon" by Pitbull, DJ Alvaro mix of "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP.
2015–16: "Dare (La La La)" by Shakira
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London All-around
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow All-Around
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Seattle Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Seattle Uneven bars
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guadalajara Uneven Bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around World Cup 1 0 0

Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas OLY [3] (born December 31, 1995[4]) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around champion and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist. She was a member of the gold-winning teams at both the 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics, dubbed the "Fierce Five" and the "Final Five" by the media, respectively. She was also a member of the gold-winning American teams at the 2011 and the 2015 World Championships.[5]

Douglas is the first African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion,[6][7] and the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics. She was also the 2016 AT&T American Cup all-around champion.

As a public figure, Douglas' gymnastics successes have led to her life story adaptation in the 2014 Lifetime biopic film, The Gabby Douglas Story,[8] as well as the acquisition of her own reality television series, Douglas Family Gold.[9] Douglas has also written a book about her life and what it takes to be an Olympic gold medalist by determination and perseverance.[10]

As of May 2024, Douglas is training with the goal of making the 2028 Olympic team.[11]

  1. ^ Goodwin., Brandon (February 5, 2016). "Meet the Olympic hopefuls for the US Women's Gymnastics team".
  2. ^ "Gabby Douglas". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Gabby Douglas" Archived February 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference usagymprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "US women roll to 3rd straight world gymnastics title". Houston Chronicle.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference macur was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference corneau was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "The Gabby Douglas Story". February 1, 2014 – via IMDb.
  9. ^ "Douglas Family Gold". oxygen.com. March 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Grace, Gold, and Glory My Leap of Faith". www.zondervan.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Douglas out of U.S. champs, ends Olympic bid". ESPN.com. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

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