Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas was born December 31, 1995 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She has three siblings and began Gymnastics at Six years of age. Excalibur Gymnastics in Virginia Beach is where Gabby began her gymnastics training and by the age of Eight Gabby won Level 4 All-Around Gymnastics Title in 2004 Virginia State Championships.
Gabby won the Women's All-Around Gold medal in the Summer Olympics 2012, becoming the first African-American woman and woman of color of any nationality to win the Individual All-Around event. Gabby and her teammates dubbed "Fierce Five" also won the Team All-Around Gold Medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Gabby is a Senior International Elite Gymnast, Women's Artistic Gymnastics. She has been on the National Team since 2010.
Gabby now resides in West Des Moines, Iowa and is a very active philanthropist.
(LAGym, LASG, LA Gymnastics)
