Simone Biles vs Gabby Douglas
Simone Biles vs Gabby Douglas: head-to-head — careers, honours, key numbers and why the rivalry matters.
Why compare Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas?
Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles have both represented the U.S. in gymnastics at the Olympics, with Douglas winning gold in the all-around in 2012 and Biles dominating in 2016.
Simone Biles
Key numbers
- Olympic Medals11
- World Championships Medals30
- U.S. National All-Around Titles9
- Eponymous Skills1 (Biles vault)
- Total Medals32
Top honours
- Olympic Medals11 total (7 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
- World Championships Medals30 total (23 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
- U.S. National All-Around Championships9 titles (2013-2016, 2018-2019, 2021, 2023-2024)
- Presidential Medal of FreedomAwarded in 2022
- Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year4 times (2017, 2019, 2020, 2025)
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Gabby Douglas
Key numbers
- Olympic Medals3
- World Championship Medals5
- U.S. National Titles2
- Major CompetitionsMultiple
Top honours
- Olympic Gold Medal2012 London (All-around)
- Olympic Gold Medal2012 London (Team)
- Olympic Gold Medal2016 Rio de Janeiro (Team)
- World Championships Gold Medal2011 Tokyo (Team)
- World Championships Gold Medal2015 Glasgow (Team)