Gabby douglas biography contributions to society

She is the Olympic all-around champion and the World all-around silver medalist.

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She was a member of the gold-winning teams at both the and the Summer Olympics , dubbed the " Fierce Five " and the "Final Five " by the media, respectively. She was a member of the gold-winning American teams at the and the World Championships. Additionally, she was the American Cup all-around champion. Douglas is the first African American to win an Olympic individual all-around title, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and the first U.

With a total of six Olympic and World Championship medals, she is the eleventh most decorated U. As a public figure, Douglas' gymnastics successes have led to her life story adaptation in the Lifetime biopic film, The Gabby Douglas Story , [ 8 ] as well as the acquisition of her own reality television series, Douglas Family Gold.

At the age of eight, Douglas won the Level 4 all-around gymnastics title at the Virginia State Championships. Because her family had to stay in Virginia while her siblings finished school, she lived with Travis and Missy Parton and their four daughters, one of whom also trained at Chow's gym. Douglas is Christian ; she said, "I believe in God.

He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent", [ 20 ] and "I love sharing about my faith.

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God has given me this amazing God-given talent, so I'm going to go out and glorify His name. Douglas made her international debut in at the US Classic in Houston , Texas , where she placed 10th place in the all-around rankings. She went on to compete at the Visa Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. Placing 16th [ 24 ] in that competition, Douglas was not eligible for the Junior Women's National Team.