Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions. Douglas is the first woman of color and the first African-American gymnast^[4][5] in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics. She was also a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2011 World Championships.

Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas
Personal information
Full name	Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas
Nickname(s)	Flying SquirrelBrie
Country represented
Born	December 31, 1995 (age 17) Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Residence	West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Height	4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2010–present
Gym	Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute – West Des Moines
Head coach(es)	Liang Chow
Former coach(es)	Dena Walker, Gustavo Moure
Music	"Bon, Bon" (Pitbull, DJ Alvaro mix of "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool and DCU
Women's gymnastics Competitor for  United States Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Team Gold 2012 London All-Around World Championships Gold 2011 Tokyo Team Pacific Rim Championships Gold 2012 Seattle Team Gold 2012 Seattle Uneven Bars Visa Championships Gold 2012 St. Louis Uneven Bars Silver 2012 St. Louis All-Around Bronze 2011 St. Paul Uneven Bars Bronze 2012 St. Louis Floor Exercis

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