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One is that she is the most decorated female gymnast. She holds that record with fourteen championship medals. She is also the first African American gymnast that won an all- around world title. She is the third American women to be in an all-around national championship four times in a row. She is the shortest Olympic gymnast out of all 555 Olympic gymnasts. She is four feet nine inches. She only weighs 104 pounds. She is also has the record for most gold medals won by a female gymnast. She hold that record with ten gold medals. She has won every tournament she has entered in the P&G Championship since 2013. She has won twelve titles in a row. In all of the twelve titles she has scored over 62 points. While on a few gymnast are able to get 60. She has fourteen total medals for world championships. That the most for a female gymnast ever. In 2013 to 2015, she won ten gold medals in world championship. In 2013 to 2016, she won eleven United States national gold medals in championships. Simone Biles, only 19 years old, took home four gold medals in St. Louis at the 2016 nationals. She was part of the “Final Five” at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janerio.

At the team competition, she delivered impressive performances, scoring 15.100 on the vault, 15.233 on the balance beam and 14.833 on floor exercise, helping the U.S. win gold. Hernandez was now part of the team they call “The Final Five.” The Final Five was the third American team to win gold medals, followed by victories in 1996 and 2012. (Biography)

“Final call girl’s four by eight-hundred-meter relay” called the official. The Ontario Track girl’s four by eight-meter team trooped up to lane one, in unison. I would not have wanted to be racing with anyone else but my relay family. We had trained all season for this one race. Every workout, asthma attack, tear, and shin splint has lead up to this one race to break a twenty year old school record. As we jogged with the official from the bullpen to the starting line, the crowd had uproars of excitement for the athletes. An immense smile grew across my face, not only from the ecstatic crowd, but from the anticipation to race. I approached the starting line, in the first lane, while my teammates arrayed along the fence with the other second,

Born premature, and stricken with polio at a young age, Wilma was probably the least likely individual to be the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. But, as CYO athlete should

This article describes how Simone Biles and Aly Raisman took home a gold and silver medal for the United states. Competing in gymnastics, the ladies were overjoyed to be able to represent their country. Aliya Mustafina, from Russia, came in third place, taking home the bronze medal. Together the ladies from the United States, wept together in celebration. To them there was no shining star, only two ladies who had represented their country with honor.

Before asking any questions, Erin starts off by mentioning how amazed she is by runners she states “ But whenever i actually talk to a runner, i see the passion for the sport eeking out of every body movement they make”. She doesn’t understand how they can run for miles and miles without getting tired while she gets tired by just simply chasing after her kids. She figured that a runner would be perfect to interview. She chose Noelle because her and Erin have a lot in common they are both mother of two kids, twins to be exact and both love to do photography. Noelle Isaak just recently began running but in such a little time she has trained hard for marathons, she even fainted at the GO! St. Louis Marathon which was held in extremely hot and humid weather she only ran 21 out of 26 miles. She explains that her training routine is a very long and rigorous process from spending 5 to 7 days a week training for up to 2 to 4 hours and still having to come home to start off her normal day. No matter how many marathons she’s run she still likes to train as if it’s her first race because she believes that running is one of the hardest sports. One question in specific that was interesting was “What do you think is the biggest misconception about the sport or runners in general?” her answer was very open and honest. She responded with “That running must come easy. Until recently i was never a runner. I never felt like i was cut

The celebrated athletes achieved first place in all four of the heats and brought home an Olympic gold medal for Canada. During Sochi 2014, Heather earned an additional straight gold medal in bobsledding alongside Kaillie Humphries. Both of the athletes were very successful and the two powerful women have amazed all of Canada. Heather was also the only female who was appointed into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. She also won a silver medal in 2013 Rugby Sevens World

In 1983, Jarmila Kratochvílová set the world record for the 800-meter event with a time of 1:53.28, quickly creating an uproar among Olympians and aficionados due to her dominant male physical characteristics. It was rumored that she had been using testosterone, the hormone responsible for male secondary sexual characteristics produced in the testes, to enhance her physical abilities (Vilain 8). Essential, she paved the way for female athletes who also appeared to have certain physical features not correspondent to XX women. During the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Pamela Jelimo from Kenya placed third for the 800-meter event with a time of 1:54.01. In 2009, Caster Semenya earned the 11th place in the world with a time of 1:55.45. In the media, both women were portrayed as masculine which was a form of public humiliation. Although it was never clearly confirmed, these women went through the IOC’s process to verify the suspicion that genetically, they were “XY”, and therefore men. These women professionals are given an ultimatum; to decline participation in the Olympics, or to compete with men. The IOC should not have a criterion to determine a woman’s eligibility to compete, and unfortunately, this has not been the only time that this humiliating act of discrimination has

This technique shows a curved approach, back arched, while throwing yourself over a fiberglass pole onto bags. Richard Douglas "Dick" Fosbury is a retired American now a retired athlete and is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field (“ISPORT”). Track and field lives or dies by its popularity. It is all about that one big super star, and as of right now that is Usain Bolt, but lets save him for last. First, Jesse Owens was the first African American to receive a sponsorship from Adidas; they provided him shoes. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist. Jesse Owens, also known as "The Buckeye Bullet,”(“ISPORT”). Next, Usain Bolt is the fastest man that has ever walked the face of the earth as of rite

Every 4 years, millions of households across the world tune into their television to watch the Olympic Games. Some people watch gymnastics, some watch swimming, but everybody tunes into the 100 and 200 meter race to watch some of the best athletes in the world. Usain Bolt is one of the best athletes in the world.

The Olympics is a very important event, its where some people like Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas perform their amazing gymnast skills. Believe it or not, there are some similarities between these two olympians. A similarity between Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas is that for one, they're both in the olympics, and both are famous because of their skills as Gymnastics. The third similarity is both did the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. My last similarity is both have given up things to be in the Olympics.

When it was time for awards, no one was able to sit. Aly was awarded a gold on the floor exercise and a bronze on the balance beam. She was tied for the bronze on the all-around but unfortunately didn’t receive a medal. The United States had received their first team all-around gold in the Olympics since 1996. Aly Raisman was the most decorated Gymnast in the 2012 olympic Games with three medals. After that Raisman had amazing

Allyson Felix has worked hard to get where she has gotten. Since high school, she has been running her best and has continually been improving. She has won an impressive amount of awards for her natural ability to sprint. She runs the 100m, 200m and the 400m. Allyson Felix has shown that she is truly dedicated to her sport. Throughout the years she has become an inspiration to sprinters and has had an amazing career.

Did you know that Shawn Johnson won 4 metals in the Summer Olympics of 2008? Well if you didn’t know, she did win 4 metals. Her parents said she fell in love with gymnastics from the very beginning. In my next paragraphs I will be talking about her childhood, her training for gold, also about her life after the Olympics.

There still was a belief that women were too frail physically and mentally to participate in intense competition like Olympics. However, in 1932, Mildred “ Babe” Didrikson disproved this belief by winning two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal in track and field. She had also won every golf tournament she competed in. Her great victories influenced the acceptance of