Simone Biles is considered to be one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, and here is everything you need to know about her, including net worth, personal life, career and endorsements
Simone Biles Facts
Birthplace | Columbus, Ohio |
Father’s name | Ronald Biles, Kelvin Clemons (Biological) |
Mother’s name | Nellie Biles, Shanon Biles (Biological) |
Star sign | Pisces |
College | University of the People |
Net worth (2021) | $6 million |
Salary (2021) | N/A |
Age | 24 |
Date of birth | March 14, 1997 |
Profession | Artistic Gymnast |
Nationality | American |
Achievements | 4x Olympic Gold Medals, 19x World Championship Gold Medalist |
Boyfriend/Partner | None |
Children | N/A |
Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast of all time with an overall haul of 32 medals at the Olympics and World Championships.
Following her bronze medal in the balance beam at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she tied with the legendary Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by a female American gymnast.
Simone Biles Net Worth
Simone Biles has a net worth of $6 million. Innumerable world championship gold medals and Olympic Gold medals have been the reason for the same.
Biles is also one of the most marketable athletes in the world. The star gymnast earns at least $5 million from her endorsements annually.
Simone Biles Career
Simone Biles began practising gymnastics when she was just 6. Following her success at the junior level, Biles made her senior debut in March 2013, when she was hardly 16 years old.
That very year, Biles won 2 Gold medals at the World Championships in Antwerp in the All-Around category and the Floor Exercise.
At the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, Biles won 4 Gold Medals, and followed it up with another 4, the next year, in Glasgow.
She took a brief hiatus from gymnastics and did not compete in the year 2017.
At the 2018 Championships in Doha, Biles once again won 4 Gold medals, and bettered her Gold Medal tally the next year with 5 in Stuttgart.
Biles has a total of 19 World Championships Gold medals to her name, going alongside 3 Silver medals and 3 Bronze medals.
Simone Biles Olympics
Simone Biles was 19 years old, when she made her Olympics debut. She made her presence known worldwide by winning 4 Gold Medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Biles won Gold medals in – All-Around, Vault, Floor Exercise and Team. In the women’s balance beam competition she bagged a bronze.
Biles didn’t break a sweat qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. However, she was plagued by mental health issues, as she began struggling with twisties.
She withdrew from the team competition, floor exercise, all-around and vault.
Braving the twisties she was suffering, Biles competed in the balance beam, and won the Bronze medal, thereby becoming the most decorated gymnast of all time alongside Larisa Latynina.
Simone Biles Family, Personal Life and Endorsements
Simone Biles was born to Kelvin Clemons and Shanon Biles. However, her biological grandparents have been her parents since 2003.
Her biological mother Shanon was a drug and alcohol abuser. Biles’ biological father Kelvin Clemons did nothing to take care of his four children.
Biles has three siblings – Adria, Ashley and Tevin. Her grandparents Ronald Biles and Nellie Biles adopted Biles and her sister Adria in 2003.
Biles was in a relationship with gymnast Stacey Ervin Jr from 2017 to 2020. The pair announced their split in July 2020.
Since then, she has been in a relationship with NFL Player Jonathan Owens of the Houston Texans.
FAQs about Simone Biles
Simone Biles has a net worth of $6 million.
Simone Biles was born on the 14th of March, 1997.
Simone Biles was born in Columbus, Ohio.
Ronald Biles and Nellie Biles are Simone Biles’ parents.
Kelvin Clemons and Shanon Biles are Simone Biles’ biological parents.
Simone Biles has 4 Olympic Gold Medals.
Simone Biles has 7 Olympic Medals.
Simone Biles has 19 World Championship Gold Medals to her name.
Simone Biles pulled out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics citing mental health issues.