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Alternate Names: Gabrielle Douglas. Height: 4' 11" 1. Edit Did You Know? Personal Quote: The hard days are the best because that's where champions are made! Trivia: U. Olympic gymnast. Won 2 gold medals. Trademark: Fabulous smile. Nickname: Gabby See more ». Edit Gabby Douglas. Showing all 12 items. The hard days are the best because that's where champions are made!

It takes a lot to be an Olympic athlete. You have to be amazing and you have to work hard. I have learned from my mom and sister to never give up, no matter what the odds look like. Following the Olympics Gabby Douglas took a break from gymnastics. She had a tough time getting back into her gym routine after her break.

A Barbie doll was created in honor of Gabby Douglas. Gabby Douglas' nickname is the Flying Squirrel because her national team coordinator thought it suited her due to her work on the uneven bars. With encouragement from Gabby's sister, Douglas' mother allowed Gabby to begin taking formal gymnastics classes at the age of six.

Only two years later, in , she was named a Virginia State Gymnastics Champion. When Douglas turned 14, she left her hometown and family, and moved to West Des Moines, Iowa, to train with renowned coach Liang Chow, known for molding American gymnast Shawn Johnson into a world champion and Olympic gold medalist. According to Douglas' official website, she became like a big sister to the Parton's four daughters, one of whom was also a student of Chow's.

At the Nastia Liukin SuperGirl Cup — a televised meet held in Massachusetts — Douglas made her debut on the national scene, placing fourth all-around. She also placed third on the balance beam, sixth on vault and ninth all-around in the junior division of her first elite meet, the CoverGirl Classic in Chicago, Illinois.

Douglas went on to win the silver medal on balance beam and fourth all-around at the U. Junior National Championships, and then took the uneven bars title at the Pan American Championships. Her performance at that event also placed Douglas at fifth all-around and her performance helped the U. Douglas was a member of the U.

She also won the Olympic Trials, which took place in San Jose, California, and was selected as a member of the national team that represented the United States at the Summer Olympics in London. Douglas is the first African American to make the U. Olympic women's gymnastics team since Dawes in Douglas' high-flying skills and high difficulty score on bars not only likened her to Dawes, but caught the attention of U.

Fans worldwide watched as judges announced the team's medal win — the first gold medal for the American women's gymnastics team since Douglas went on to compete in the individual all-around and became the first African American to win gold in the prestigious event.

Following her two golds, she competed in the individual uneven bars and individual beam events, but failed to medal in either, placing eighth and seventh, respectively. By , year-old Douglas had proven herself a champion, going from underdog to Olympian in a short time.