Simone Biles

Simone Biles redefined greatness for me. The medals speak for themselves, since she is statistically the most decorated gymnast in history, but what I admire most is that she changed what courage looks like in sport. Stepping back in Tokyo to protect her own mind, absorbing global criticism, and then returning to win again took more nerve than any skill named after her. At 142 centimeters she generates power that seems to bend physics, yet her real legacy is cultural: she gave athletes permission to be human. The Presidential Medal of Freedom felt less like an honor than an acknowledgment of the obvious.

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Name (English)

Simone Biles

Name (Japanese)

シモーン・バイルス

Reading

しもーん・ばいるす

Born

March 14, 1997 (age 29)

Origin

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Height

142 cm

Occupation

artistic gymnast / athlete

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Associated Press Athlete of the Year
• 2019 Associated Press Athlete of the Year
• 2021 Time 100
• 2016 BBC 100 Women
• 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom
• 2023 Associated Press Athlete of the Year
• Olympic gold medal

• Official sitehttps://www.simonebiles.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/simonebiles/
• Xhttps://x.com/Simone_Biles
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone%20Biles
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7520267

Tags

• Ohio
• artistic gymnast
• athlete

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.