Simone Biles is an American gymnast and the most decorated gymnast in history with a combined 41 Olympic and World Championship medals. She was born on March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio and was raised by her grandparents in Spring, Texas. She began gymnastics classes at the age of six and soon became an elite gymnast. Rio de Janeiro 2016 was her Olympic debut, where she won 4 gold medals and 1 bronze.

Biles won gold medals on the team. She also claimed silver in floor exercise, as well as the individual all-around and vault, bringing her total Olympic medals to 11, including seven golds. With those, plus 30 World Championship medals and 23 gold, she has a total of 41 Olympic medals, 30 gold. Outside of gymnastics, she was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022 and married NFL player Jonathan Owens in 2023.