Gabby Douglas

Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born December 31, 1995 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is an American gymnast. She competed with the United States' women's gymnastics team in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won gold medals in both the individual all-around and team competitions. (In the "all-around" competition, gymnasts do all four gymnastics activities - balance beam, vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise.)

Douglas appearing at Citi Field to throw out the first pitch for a Mets-Rockies game Personal information Full name: Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas Nickname(s): Flying Squirrel Country Represented: United States Residence: Los Angeles, California Height: 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m) Discipline: WAG Level: Senior International Elite Years on National Team: 2010–present Former coach(es): Dena Walker, Gustavo Moure, Liang Chow Music: "Bon, Bon" (Pitbull, DJ Alvaro mix of "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP)

Medal record Women's gymnastics Representing United States Olympic Games 2012 London Team 2012 London All-Around World Championships 2011 Tokyo Team Pacific Rim Championships 2012 Seattle Team 2012 Seattle Uneven Bars City of Jesolo Trophy 2011 Jesolo Team 2011 Jesolo Floor Exercise 2011 Jesolo Balance Beam Visa Championships 2012 St. Louis Uneven Bars 2012 St. Louis All-Around 2011 St. Paul Uneven Bars 2012 St. Louis Floor Exercise

Douglas is the first African-American woman in Olympic history to win first place in the individual all-around competition. She is also the first American gymnast who ever won gold medals in both the all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics.

Douglas started gymnastics at age 6. Her sister Arielle, who had broken her wrist doing gymnastics, convinced their mother to let Gabby start taking gymnastics classes. In October 2002, Douglas began her training at Gymstrada Gymnastics in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In July 2004, she left Gymstrada and began training at Excalibur Gymnastics.

At age 16, Douglas made it to the Olympic Trials. She won first place and got a spot on the United States' 2012 women's gymnastics Olympic team. Her teammates were Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, and Aly Raisman. They won the team all-around gold medal, and Gabby also won the individual all-around gold medal.

Other websites

• AL HAMNIK: Olympic gymnast Gabbrielle Douglas doing it her way. Al Hamnik, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.
• Gabby Douglas Mother Sold Her Jewelry To Help Her Daughter Win Gold Medal. Camira Powell, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.
• Gabrielle Douglas Archived 2013-01-08 at the Wayback Machine. Gabrielle Douglas. United States Olympic Committee, 2012. Web. 9 Oct. 2012.
• Official website Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine