Simone Biles held off Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade for all-around Olympics gymnastics gold. At 27, she’s the oldest Olympic women’s gymnastics champ since 1952.
Simone Biles narrowly leads Rebeca Andrade entering all-around final rotation
Biles is now the third woman to win two Olympic all-around titles. Teammate Sunisa Lee won in Tokyo, Biles at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Gabby Douglas at London in 2012, Nastia Liukin at Beijing in 2008 and Carly Patterson at Athens in 2004.
The earliest another nation could pass the U.S. for this run of consecutive all-around dominance: 2052, and that’s if one country wins the next seven Olympic titles in that event.
Here are some numbers on Biles’ Olympic dominance:
6
Her new total of Olympic golds, third-most in women’s gymnastics history. Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union won nine and Czechoslovakia’s Vera Caslavska won seven.
9
Her new total of Olympic medals, the seventh woman with at least that many.
34
The number of consecutive all-around competitions at the national and international level she has won, a streak that goes back to 2013.
$75,000
The number of dollars in bonus money she’s won from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee so far in these Paris Games. The Americans pay $37,500 for gold medals.
US’ Simone Biles celebrates winning the gold medal at the end of the artistic gymnastics women’s all around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after finishing her routine in the floor exercise during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States celebrates winning the gold medal after competing in the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: (L-R) Gold medalist Simone Biles and Bronze medalist Sunisa Lee of Team United States celebrate after competing in the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Simone Biles of Team United States competes on the balance beam during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Simone Biles of Team United States competes on the uneven bars during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
US’ Simone Biles (R) looks on next to US’ Sunisa Lee during the artistic gymnastics women’s all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: The bag of Simone Biles of Team United States is seen during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
US’ Simone Biles and US’ Sunisa Lee smile during the artistic gymnastics women’s all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT – US’ Simone Biles looks on during the artistic gymnastics women’s all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after finishing her routine on the uneven bars during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after competing on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
US’ Simone Biles reacts after competing in the vault event of the artistic gymnastics women’s all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Simone Biles of Team United States competes on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a robotic camera positioned above the field of play) Simone Biles of Team United States competes on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Simone Biles of Team United States competes on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Simone Biles of Team United States competes on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 01: Simone Biles of Team United States competes on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
US’ Simone Biles competes in the vault event of the artistic gymnastics women’s all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
US’ Simone Biles arrives for the artistic gymnastics women’s all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
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US’ Simone Biles celebrates winning the gold medal at the end of the artistic gymnastics women’s all around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
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