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American female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1936, except for 1980. [2] A total of 90 female gymnasts have represented the United States. American women have won 62 medals at the Olympics – 11 in team all-around, 11 in individual all-around, 7 in vault, 10 in uneven bars, 11 in balance beam, and 12 in floor exercise.
When Dominique Dawes competed in the Olympic trials for the 1992 Barcelona Games, she was the first Black gymnast to ever qualify. Three decades later, 80% of the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics ...
The U.S. didn't have an African American female gymnast on the team until 1980. Now, the team consists of two African American women, one Puerto Rican and one Jewish woman.
Douglas is the first African American to win an Olympic individual all-around title, [6] [7] and the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics in 2012. With a total of six Olympic and World Championship medals, she is the eleventh most decorated U.S. female gymnast of all time.
Kayla Kecia DiCello (/ d i ˈ s ɛ l oʊ / or / d i ˈ tʃ ɛ l oʊ / or di-CHELL-o) [3] (born January 25, 2004) [4] is an American artistic gymnast.She is the 2021 World bronze medalist and the 2023 Pan American Games champion in the all-around.
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.
It includes American gymnasts that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "African-American gymnasts" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
The 2013 American Cup marks the start of Biles’ senior international career. From this point onward, she became a dominant force in American gymnastics, drawing huge crowds who wanted to watch ...