ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 20, 2017 – Ragan Smith of Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics, won the senior women's all-around title at the 2017 P&G Gymnastics Championships at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

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Simone Biles Simone Biles Owens (born Simone Arianne Biles; March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the most decorated gymnast in history and widely considered the greatest of all time. She has won more Gymnastics World Championships medals than anyone else: 30, primarily gold.

Simone Biles Simone Biles leads US women's team to gymnastics world title In total, Biles now has 34 medals across the world championships and Olympics, making her the most decorated gymnast ever – male or female – at the sport's two signature events.

Simone Biles

Simone Biles wins fourth gold of world championships as she completes first international competition since two-year break. Biles celebrates after winning the individual all-around at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in October 2023.

American gymnast Simone Biles holds the record for the most World Championship medals (30), as well as the most gold medals (23) in World Championship history for an athlete of either sex.

Simone Biles Simone Biles has made gymnastics history. On Friday, the gymnastics superstar, 26, won her 27th world championship medal when she earned the gold for the individual all-around title at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, with a score of 58.399 in the women's all-around.

The years listed for each gymnast only include World Championships where they won medals. American gymnast Simone Biles holds the record for the most World Championship medals (30), as well as the most gold medals (23) in World Championship history for an athlete of either sex. Ref.

Which makes Simone Biles return to competition at the recent world championships -- and return to the pinnacle of the sport as she became the most decorated gymnast in history -- all the more noteworthy.

As a Level 7 gymnast, which is the second of the Optional Gymnastics levels, and the first optional level required, a gymnast must have received a minimum of a 32.00 All-Around in either Level 5 or Level 6 as well as have reached her 7th birthday.

Gymnasts must have scored a minimum of 34AA in a level 8 meet to qualify as level 9 gymnasts. They must be at least 8 years old by the time of her first meet. They must master level 9 skills and create their routine which must meet the requirements of a level 9 meet: 3 "A" skills, 4 "B" skills, and 1 "C" skill.

Seven American female gymnasts have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games: Shannon Miller (seven), Simone Biles (seven), Aly Raisman (six), Nastia Liukin (five), Mary Lou Retton (five), Dominique Dawes (four), and Shawn Johnson (four).

Simone Biles Simone Biles won her 29th and 30th career medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships on Saturday (8 October) in Antwerp, Belgium. The USA gymnast currently has 23 gold medals at the global event.

Larisa Latynina List of Olympic medal leaders in women's gymnastics

In fact, over the past 30 years, the average elite female gymnast has shrunk from about 5-foot-3 on average to about 4-foot-9. Why are elite female gymnasts getting smaller? Because the more demanding gymnastics routines have become, the bigger an advantage it is to be small.