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Douglas helped the United States win a second consecutive gold medal in the team event, which was also her third Olympic gold medal. When the team final scores were announced, Douglas and her teammates called themselves the "Final Five" in honor of coach Marta Karolyi's retirement and the team size being reduced to four beginning in 2020. [60]
That year, Gabby Douglas won the gold medal in individual all-around, and Aly Raisman won the gold medal on floor exercise and the bronze medal on balance beam. McKayla Maroney won silver on vault. [12] [13] In 2016 the U.S. won the team gold medal for the second consecutive Olympics, and the third title overall. The team was nicknamed "The ...
Gabby Douglas is already one of the most decorated gymnasts in Olympic history as a three-time Olympic gold medalist. During the 2012 London Games, Douglas became the first Black gymnast to win ...
6. She was the first black gymnast to win an individual gold medal. Douglas made history in 2012 when she became the first black gymnast to win an individual gold medal, as well as the first woman ...
Gabby Douglas, who was the first Black gymnast to win the Olympic all-around gold medal when she earned the top prize in London in 2012, is ready to try for another one. "I'm still a competitor at ...
The 2012 team (colloquially known as the Fab Five) was iconic, and at 16 years old (!!!), Douglas became the first Black female gymnast to win gold in the all-around team competition.
Gabby Douglas became the first Black gymnast to win the Olympic all-around gold medal when she helped the U.S. team at the 2012 Games. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Gabby Douglas has not competed since the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she helped the U.S. women win a second consecutive team gymnastics gold medal.