Photo: Saint Paul Public Schools / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Sunisa Lee is the kind of athlete who reorders how you think about pressure. Standing 152 cm, she took the all-around Olympic gold in Tokyo and then fought through illness to claim more bronze in Paris, all while carrying the pride of her Hmong-American community. What moves me most is that she stayed grounded enough to compete for Auburn as an actual college student. That refusal to let the spotlight swallow her humanity is rarer than any medal. Her Time 100 honor feels less like a peak and more like an early checkpoint. I am rooting for whatever she does next.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sunisa Lee
- Name (Japanese)
- スニーサ・リー
- Reading
- すにーさ・りー
- Born
- March 9, 2003 (age 23)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Height
- 152 cm
- Occupation
- gymnast
2. Background
- High school
- South Saint Paul High School
- University
- Auburn University
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Time 100
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sunisalee_/
- Xhttps://x.com/sunisalee_
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunisa%20Lee
Frequently asked questions
When was Sunisa Lee born?
Born March 9, 2003 (age 23).
Where is Sunisa Lee from?
Sunisa Lee is from Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.
What does Sunisa Lee do?
Sunisa Lee works as gymnast.
How tall is Sunisa Lee?
Sunisa Lee is 152 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.