American gymnast Gabby Douglas: biography and achievements of the three-time Olympic champion

21-year-old Gabby Douglas is a three-time Olympic champion. American athlete does not stop there. She is always ready for new victories.

Biography

Gabby Douglas is a gymnast from the USA. She was born into a Christian family in Virginia in the city of Newport News. With her mother Natalie Hawkins and Pope Timothy Douglas, the girl lived up to fourteen years. Besides her, there are two other children in the family. Birthday athlete - December 31, 1995.

Full name Gabby - Gabriel Christina Victoria Douglas. It means "a strong man of God." Thanks to her older sister Ariel, in 2001 the girl began attending gymnastics. At the age of 6 Gabrielle first entered the section. Her mentor was Dana Walker.

Gabby Douglas was distinguished by a great desire for victory and perseverance. The girl in two years of training was able to achieve good results. At the age of eight she already won her first gold medal. In 2004, Gabby performed in the gymnastic all-around championship in Virginia, where she won.

Way to victory

Gabby Douglas, whose biography from the middle of autumn 2009 continues in the city of West Des Moines , Iowa, left her home at the age of 14. The athlete changed her place of residence in order to enter a new, higher level of training. In West Des Moines, the gymnast was invited by the famous high-class trainer Lian Chow.

Under the guidance of the new mentor, the girl was able to significantly improve her abilities. She learned to perform complex elements. Since the training took a lot of time, Gabriel had to switch to home schooling. During her stay in the state of Iowa, Gabby Douglas was very much supported by her mother. She sent inspirational messages with Bible verses several times a day. The girl believed in God. She almost every evening fell asleep with headphones in her ears, listening to passages of Scripture.

Development of sports career

In 2010 Gabby Douglas first took part in the Supercup of Anastasia Lyukin, where she finished fourth in the all-around. She also competed at CoverGirl in Chicago and was on the ninth step in the same sport. At the US Junior Championships gymnast again won the fourth place in the all-around.

In 2011, Gabrielle went to Italy for the tournament "Jesolo", where she achieved an excellent result. The athlete participated in team competitions and received gold. She took second place in the floor exercises, the third - in the performance on the log, the fourth - in the all-round and the base jumps. At the age of fifteen, the gymnast joined the US team. With her help at the World Championships in Tokyo, the American team won gold.

Achievements Gabriel

In 2012, Gabby Douglas successfully performed at the US Cup. Here the young athlete was recognized as the best gymnast among the girls. In these competitions by points, she beat world champion Jordin Weber. But, unfortunately, Gabriel's points were not counted, since the girl was listed on the list of spare.

In the same year, Gabby participated in the championship of the Pacific region. In the tournament she won gold in team competitions and individually on uneven bars. After a successful performance, the gymnast has the nickname "Squirrel-flyer". In 2012 Gabby Douglas was included in the list of participants of the US national team for the London Olympics. A photo of a young sportswoman immediately appeared on the covers of Time and Sports Illustrated magazines. Also the girl has acted on a talk show of Bryan Williams.

Victory in London and Rio de Janeiro

At the 2012 Olympics, Gabby Douglas won the title of two-time champion. The American gymnast performed on all projectiles in team competitions and individually in all-around. Having won two gold, she was recognized as the first African American Olympic gymnastics champion. For victories in London, Douglas thanked God and her parents. At these international competitions, Gabby unsuccessfully performed only exercises on raznomysokie beams and on a log. She took the last and 7th place, respectively.

In 2015, at the World Championships, the athlete helped to get the gold of the national team of America. Also the gymnast became a silver medalist in all-around. Gabby Douglas for twelve years of hard and hard training has kept the desire for victory. And in 2016 at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro she won the third gold medal. The athlete won in the all-around in the team event.

"History of Gabriel Douglas"

Becoming a three-time Olympic champion, Gabby starred in the reality show Douglas Family Gold for the television channel "Oxygen". She was also invited to join the jury of the Miss America 2017 contest. In 2014 on the blue screens appeared an hour and a half film called "The Story of Gabriel Douglas." The film is based on real facts from the life of Gabby. The gymnast played herself in it.

The film shows the athlete's entire path to victory, detailing its difficulties. The film highlights the gymnasts' daily, many hours of training, her injuries and experiences. Thanks to the film, many have learned about the incredible fact of Gabby's life. As a child, the Olympic champion was diagnosed with a metabolic disorder and a rare blood defect. But the disease could not break the strong spirit of the athlete and was not an obstacle to victory.