Simone Arianne Biles Owens is a overly celebrated American artistic gymnast. Famous for the complicacy of her exceptional performances, she ranks among the greatest of all time. Notably, she is the most decorated gymnast in history.
She has won a total of 37 medals with 30 being at the World Champions (23 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze), 7 Olympics (4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) and 2 Pacific Rim Championship (both gold). Bile holds a record tally for most World Championship medals. Additionally, she holds most World all-round titles with 6. She is as well the sixth female gymnast in history and the first since 1996 to simultaneously hold both World Championship and Olympics titles. Moreover, Biles holds a record eight U.S. Gymnastics national titles.
In 2022, president Joe Biden awarded Simone the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom the highest civilian award in the United States. Additionally, she has won four Laureus Awards; one being the Comeback of the Year in 2024 and three Sports woman of the Year in 2017, 2019 and 2020.
The World’s G.O.A.T gymnast trains the World Champions Centre (WCC) located in Spring, Texas since 2015. The WCC is owned by her family and is also home of other established artistic gymnasts including Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum. Previously, she trained at Bannon’s Gymnastix Inc. from 2003 to 2014.
Age and Birthday
Born in 14 March 1997 in Columbus, Ohio in the United States, Simone is 27 years old at 2024.
Height
Biles is of a below average stature, approximately 142 cm (4 feet 8 inches) tall.
Religion
The gymnastics prodigy and her family are Roman Catholics.
Simone Biles Husband
The American superstar is married to an American football player Jonathan Owens since April 2023.
Simone Biles Parents and Family
The gymnastics star biological parents are Shannon Biles and Kelvin Clemons. She has three biological siblings namely Ashley (older sister), Tevin Biles (older brother) and Adria (younger sister).
However, both parents struggled with drug addiction and the kids had grow up under foster care. In 2000, their maternal grandfather Ronald Biles and his second wife Nellie took in the children. Later in 2003 they legally adopted Simone and Adria, while Harriet, Ronald’s sister adopted Ashley and Tevin.
Moreover, through her adapted parents, Simone has two other brothers namely Adam Biles and Ron Biles Jr.
Simone Biles Career
Career start and Junior elite level: 2005-2012
Biles developed interest in gymnastics in 2003 while aged only six during a day-care trip to Bannon’s Gymnastix Inc. She soon after listed at the Gym and started training at the age of 8.
She kicked off her junior elite career in 2011 at age 14 at the American Classic in Houston. In no time she took supremacy of the junior elite level with her progress taking an upward trend thence.
Senior career: 2013-present
In 2013, Simone made her senior international debut at the American Cup finishing second. The gymnast’s performance since then has been outstanding. She is the all-round USA Gymnastics National Champion nine times; 2013-16, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024.
At global stage, she has won numerous accolades at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships including;
- Six-time World all-round champion; 2013-2015, 2018, 2019 and 2023.
- Six-time World floor exercise champion; 2013-2015, 2018, 2019 and 2023.
- Four-time World balance beam champion; 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2023.
- Two-time World vault champion; 2018 and 2019.
- Four-time World Silver medalist; Vault (2013, 2014 and 2023) and Uneven bars (2018).
- Three-time World Bronze medalist; Vault (2015) and Balance beam (2013 and 2018).
Furthermore, Biles has being part of American teams that have won gold medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2023. She has as well participated and won a collection of medals in the Olympics and Pacific Rim Championships.
Simone Biles Net Worth
Biles has an estimated net worth of $20 million at 2024. Large share of her fortune comes from athletics and endorsement contracts.