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| ⚫ | }}'''Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas''' was born on December 31, 1995. Douglas started Gymnastics in 2002 at the instance of her sister, Arielle, who told their mother that Gabby would make a good gymnast. Douglas represented the USA in 2011 at the World Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan where the team would the gold medal in the team event. In 2012, Douglas came in second place at the National Visa Championships, finishing behind teammate [[Jordyn Wieber]] by just 0.2 points. On July 1, 2012, Douglas secured her spot on the USA Olympic team by coming in first at the Olympic trials. Douglas and her teammates won the team medal on July 31, 2012 becoming only the second American team to win the title. Two days later, Douglas won the individual all-around title, becoming the first American to win both the team and all-around titles. |
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| ⚫ | '''Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas''' was born on December 31, 1995. Douglas started Gymnastics in 2002 at the instance of her sister, Arielle, who told their mother that Gabby would make a good gymnast. Douglas represented the USA in 2011 at the World Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan where the team would the gold medal in the team event. In 2012, Douglas came in second place at the National Visa Championships behind teammate [[Jordyn Wieber]] by just .2 points. On July 1, 2012, Douglas secured her spot on the USA Olympic team by coming in first at the Olympic trials. Douglas and her teammates won the team medal on July 31, 2012 becoming only the second American |
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==Major Results== |
==Major Results== |
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*2012 Team - 1st |
*2012 Team - 1st |
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*2012 All-Around - 1st |
*2012 All-Around - 1st |
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*2012 Uneven Bars - 8th |
*2012 Uneven Bars - 8th |
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*2012 Balance Beam - 7th |
*2012 Balance Beam - 7th |
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*2011 Uneven Bars - 3rd |
*2011 Uneven Bars - 3rd |
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*2012 All Around - 2nd |
*2012 All Around - 2nd |
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*2012 Floor Exercise - 3rd |
*2012 Floor Exercise - 3rd |
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| − | World Championships |
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*2011 Team - 1st |
*2011 Team - 1st |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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[[Category:Gymnasts]] |
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[[Category:Athletes]] |
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Revision as of 23:59, 26 February 2014
Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas was born on December 31, 1995. Douglas started Gymnastics in 2002 at the instance of her sister, Arielle, who told their mother that Gabby would make a good gymnast. Douglas represented the USA in 2011 at the World Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan where the team would the gold medal in the team event. In 2012, Douglas came in second place at the National Visa Championships, finishing behind teammate Jordyn Wieber by just 0.2 points. On July 1, 2012, Douglas secured her spot on the USA Olympic team by coming in first at the Olympic trials. Douglas and her teammates won the team medal on July 31, 2012 becoming only the second American team to win the title. Two days later, Douglas won the individual all-around title, becoming the first American to win both the team and all-around titles.
Douglas has a new book out called "Grace, Gold and Glory, My Leap of Faith", chronicling her journey towards Olympic gold and why she almost quit gymnastics. She also has a movie called The Gabby Douglas Story.
Major Results
Summer Olympics
- 2012 Team - 1st
- 2012 All-Around - 1st
- 2012 Uneven Bars - 8th
- 2012 Balance Beam - 7th
National Visa Championships
- 2011 Uneven Bars - 3rd
- 2012 All Around - 2nd
- 2012 Uneven Bars - 1st
- 2012 Floor Exercise - 3rd
World Championships
- 2011 Team - 1st
Gallery
