Gabby Douglas
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Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas[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]
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Full name | Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Gabby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-12-31) December 31, 1995 (age 28) Newport News, Virginia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Virginia Beach, Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2008–2012, 2014–2016 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | WOGA 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 July 2023, Douglas is training with the goal of making the 2024 Olympic team.