Gabby Douglas
Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born December 31, 1995) 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.
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| Full name | Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Gabby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 31, 1995 Newport News, Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Virginia Beach, Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Douglas is the first African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion, 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, as well as the acquisition of her own reality television series, Douglas Family Gold. Douglas has also written a book about her life and what it takes to be an Olympic gold medalist by determination and perseverance.
As of July 2023, Douglas is training with the goal of making the 2024 Olympic team.