Simone Biles discovered gymnastics on a chance day-care trip to a gym when she was six years old. Ten years later, she became the first Black woman to win the all-around world championship title. A two-time Olympian, Biles has won more world championship medals than any gymnast before her and has four official skills named after her. But Biles's fans celebrate her courage as much as her gravity-defying moves. She's spoken out about her abuse by USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, having ADHD, and her struggles with mental health leading up to and during the 2021 Olympics. Learn more about Biles's life and career, and discover how she became one of gymnastics' most accomplished and celebrated athletes of all time.
| ISBN: | 9781728463261 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 2022 |
| Author: | Heather E Schwartz |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publications (Tm) an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Series: | Gateway Biographies |
| Genres: |
Sports Children’s / Teenage general interest: Athletics and gymnastics Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women |