Simone Biles's Success and Achievements in Timeline
A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Simone Biles.
Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast, considered one of the greatest of all time. With 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals, she is the most decorated gymnast in history. She holds the record for the most Olympic medals earned by a U.S. gymnast. The International Sports Press Association recognized her as the third-best female athlete of the past 100 years.
1933: Al Jochim won seven titles
In 1933, Al Jochim won seven titles on the national level.
1956: Larisa Latynina wins Olympic all-around title
In 1956, Larisa Latynina won the Olympic all-around title.
1958: Larisa Latynina and Boris Shakhlin win most gold medals
In 1958, Larisa Latynina and Boris Shakhlin accomplished the record of most gold medals won at a single World Championships.
1960: Larisa Latynina wins Olympic all-around title
In 1960, Larisa Latynina won the Olympic all-around title.
1964: Věra Čáslavská wins Olympic all-around title
In 1964, Věra Čáslavská won Olympic all-around title.
1968: Věra Čáslavská wins Olympic all-around title
In 1968, Věra Čáslavská won Olympic all-around title.
1971: Linda Metheny Mulvihill won the title
In 1971, Linda Metheny Mulvihill was 24 and 100 days when she won the title.
1987: Elena Shushunova wins medals on every event
In 1987, Elena Shushunova became the first gymnast from any country to win a medal on every event at a single World Championships since her.
1993: Shannon Miller World All-Around Champion
In 1993, Shannon Miller was a World All-Around Champion. Simone Biles would later become the second American woman to repeat as world all-around champion, following Miller (1993 and 1994).
1994: Shannon Miller World All-Around Champion
In 1994, Shannon Miller was a World All-Around Champion. Simone Biles would later become the second American woman to repeat as world all-around champion, following Miller (1993 and 1994).
2001: Svetlana Khorkina World All-Around Champion
In 2001, Svetlana Khorkina was a World All-Around Champion. Simone Biles would later become the first woman of any nationality to repeat as world all-around champion since Russia's Svetlana Khorkina (2001 and 2003).
2003: Svetlana Khorkina World All-Around Champion
In 2003, Svetlana Khorkina was a World All-Around Champion. Simone Biles would later become the first woman of any nationality to repeat as world all-around champion since Russia's Svetlana Khorkina (2001 and 2003).
2009: Nastia Liukin wins ESPY Award
In 2009, Nastia Liukin won the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete; Simone Biles won the same award in July 2017.
2013: Kyla Ross posts a higher single-day all-around score than Biles
In 2013, Kyla Ross posted a higher single-day all-around score than Simone Biles, marking the first time anyone had achieved this since then.
2013: 2013 World Championships
In 2013, Simone Biles became the individual all-around champion at the World Championships. She also became the floor exercise champion. Additionally, she secured a World bronze medal on balance beam.
2013: City of Jesolo Trophy
In 2013, Simone Biles competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, winning the all-around, vault, balance beam, and floor exercise titles and contributing to the U.S. team's gold medal. She also competed at an international tri-meet in Chemnitz, Germany, winning team gold and individual titles in vault, balance beam, and floor.
2013: 2013 United States National All-Around Championship
In 2013, Simone Biles won the United States National All-Around Championship.
2013: U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
In August 2013, Simone Biles competed at the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she was crowned the national all-around champion and won silver in all four individual events. She was named to the Senior National Team and invited to the qualifying camp for the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
2013: U.S. Classic Poor Performance
In July 2013, Simone Biles competed at the U.S. Classic, performing poorly with several falls and twisting her ankle on the floor exercise. Subsequently, she consulted a sports psychologist, crediting this with helping her anxiety and confidence issues and enabling her future dominance.
2014: 2014 World Championships
In 2014, Simone Biles became the individual all-around champion, balance beam champion and a member of the gold medal-winning United States team at the World Championships. She also secured a World silver medal on vault.
2014: Individual Sportswoman of the Year
In 2014, Simone Biles was named individual Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation.
2014: U.S. Classic and National Championships
In 2014, Simone Biles won the all-around at the U.S. Classic and also took first place on vault, beam (tied with Ross), and floor. At the 2014 USA Gymnastics National Championships, Biles repeated as national all-around champion, winning gold on vault and floor.
2014: 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
On September 17, 2014, Simone Biles was selected to compete at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China. She led the United States to its second consecutive world team championship and won her second consecutive world all-around title. She also won gold in the balance beam and floor exercise finals.
December 2015: Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year
In December 2015, Simone Biles was named Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year.
2015: 2015 World Championships
In 2015, Simone Biles became the floor exercise champion and a member of the gold medal-winning United States team at the World Championships. She also secured a World bronze medal on vault.
2015: 2015 AT&T American Cup and City of Jesolo Trophy
In 2015, Simone Biles placed first at the AT&T American Cup on March 7 with a score of 62.299, and was nominated for the James E. Sullivan Award. She also won the all-around title at the City of Jesolo Trophy with 62.100.
2015: 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
In 2015, Simone Biles represented the United States at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. She qualified first in all-around, vault, beam, and floor finals. She helped the United States team win their third consecutive gold medal. Despite performing below her usual standard in the all-around final, she secured the title, becoming the first woman to win three consecutive all-around titles in World Gymnastics Championships history. Biles won a bronze medal on vault and retained her world titles on balance beam and floor exercise. Her total World Championships medal count reached 14, the most for any American, and her gold medal count reached 10, the most for any woman in World Championships history.
2015: Third All-Around National Title
In 2015, Simone Biles won her third all-around national title at the U.S. National Championships, making her the second woman to achieve this feat since Kim Zmeskal.
September 2016: Disclosure of ADHD and Medication Use
In September 2016, after a hack into the World Anti-Doping Agency, Simone Biles disclosed on Twitter that she has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and was permitted to take medication for it, having received a therapeutic use exemption. She was applauded for her openness.
December 2016: Sponsor of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
In December 2016, Simone Biles was chosen as one of the sponsors of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.
2016: Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year and Champion of Champions
In 2016, Simone Biles was named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year and international female Champion of Champions by L'Équipe
2016: Glamour Award for the Record Breaker
In 2016, Simone Biles won the Glamour Award for the Record Breaker, was chosen as one of BBC's 100 Women, and ESPN's Woman of the Year.
2016: 2016 United States National All-Around Championship
In 2016, Simone Biles won the United States National All-Around Championship.
2016: 2016 U.S. National Championships
In 2016, Simone Biles won the all-around title at the U.S. National Championships by a significant margin. She won gold medals on vault and floor exercise and also on balance beam, placing fourth on uneven bars.
2016: 2016 Olympic Games
In 2016, at the Olympic Games, Simone Biles won two gold medals in the individual all-around and on vault. She also won gold on floor exercise and a bronze medal on balance beam. She led the United States team, known as the "Final Five", to a gold medal.
2016: Women's Qualification at 2016 Summer Olympics
On August 7, 2016, Simone Biles competed in the Women's Qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics, helping the U.S. team qualify in first place for the final. She also qualified as the top gymnast in four of the five individual finals: all-around, vault, balance beam, and floor exercise.
January 8, 2017: Courage to Soar tops NYT best sellers list
On January 8, 2017, Simone Biles's book, Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance, reached number one on The New York Times best sellers Young Adult list.
July 2017: ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete
In July 2017, Simone Biles won the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete, becoming only the second gymnast to receive this award, after Nastia Liukin in 2009.
2017: Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
In 2017, Simone Biles won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award.
2017: Biles's Named Elements
Simone Biles's named elements on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise introduced during the 2017–2021 quad are the most difficult elements on each apparatus.
May 2018: Arthur Ashe Courage Award
In May 2018, it was announced that Simone Biles and other survivors of sexual abuse would be awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
2018: 2018 World Championships
In 2018, Simone Biles became the individual all-around champion, floor exercise champion, and vault champion at the World Championships. She also became a member of the gold medal-winning United States team. Additionally, she secured a World silver medal on uneven bars and a World bronze medal on balance beam.
2018: Champion of Champions
In 2018, Simone Biles was named international female Champion of Champions by L'Équipe.
2018: 2018 United States National All-Around Championship
In 2018, Simone Biles won the United States National All-Around Championship.
2018: 2018 Youth Olympics
In 2018, at the Youth Olympics, the mixed multi-discipline teams were named for gymnastics legends including Biles, the team named for her won gold.
February 2019: Laureus World Sports Award
In February 2019, Simone Biles was named the Laureus World Sports Award winner in the category of Sportswoman of the Year for the second time.
November 2019: People's Choice Award for The Game Changer of 2019
In November 2019, Simone Biles won the People's Choice Award for The Game Changer of 2019.
2019: 2019 World Championships
In 2019, Simone Biles became the individual all-around champion, floor exercise champion, balance beam champion, and vault champion at the World Championships. She also became a member of the gold medal-winning United States team.
2019: 2019 GK US Classic
In 2019, Simone Biles competed at the 2019 GK US Classic, winning the all-around title. She also placed fifth on bars, third on beam, and first on floor exercise. Additionally, she achieved the highest single vault score.
2019: 2019 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
In 2019, Simone Biles competed at the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and placed first in the all-around. She became the first woman to complete a triple twisting double somersault on floor exercise and the first gymnast to complete a double twisting double somersault dismount off the balance beam. She also placed first on vault, balance beam, floor exercise, and third on uneven bars.
2019: Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year and Champion of Champions
In 2019, Simone Biles was named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year and international female Champion of Champions by L'Équipe
2019: Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
In 2019, Simone Biles won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award.
2019: 2019 United States National All-Around Championship
In 2019, Simone Biles won the United States National All-Around Championship.
February 2020: Laureus World Sports Award
In February 2020, Simone Biles was awarded the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year for the second consecutive year and third time overall.
2020: 2020 Summer Olympics
During the 2020 Summer Olympics, Simone Biles withdrew from most of the competition after the qualification round due to "the twisties." In 2020, she won a silver medal with the United States team nicknamed the "Fighting Four".
2020: Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
In 2020, Simone Biles won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award.
May 2021: Yurchenko double piked
In May 2021, Simone Biles became the first woman to complete a Yurchenko double piked on the vault during competition.
August 2021: 2020 Olympic Games
In August 2021, at the 2020 Olympic Games, Simone Biles performed the all-around during qualifications, helping the United States qualify for the team final. Despite mishaps, she qualified for multiple individual finals, being the only athlete to qualify for all.
2021: 2021 United States National All-Around Championship
In 2021, Simone Biles won the United States National All-Around Championship.
July 7, 2022: Presidential Medal of Freedom
On July 7, 2022, Simone Biles was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden, the nation's highest honor given to civilians. She was among a group of 17 honorees and the youngest person to receive this award.
2022: Floor Exercise Skills
As of 2024, Simone Biles is the sole gymnast to have competed four skills valued at H or higher in the 2022–2024 Code of Points on floor exercise.
2022: Presidential Medal of Freedom
In 2022, President Joe Biden awarded Simone Biles the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
December 2023: Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
In December 2023, Simone Biles was named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for the third time in her career.
2023: 2023 World Championships
In 2023, Simone Biles became the individual all-around champion, floor exercise champion, and balance beam champion at the World Championships. She also became a member of the gold medal-winning United States team and secured a silver medal on vault.
2023: Vault Routine
In 2023, Simone Biles performed a vault routine that is the most difficult ever performed in women's artistic gymnastics.
2023: Biles returns to competition at the 2023 U.S. Classic and National Championships
In 2023, Simone Biles returned to competition, competing at the U.S. Classic on August 5. She also competed at the National Championships and won her eighth national all-around title. She became the oldest woman to win the title.
2023: Eighth U.S. Gymnastics Title
In 2023, Simone Biles won her eighth U.S. Gymnastics title, breaking the 90-year-old U.S. Gymnastics title record previously held by Alfred Jochim.
2023: 2023 United States National All-Around Championship
In 2023, Simone Biles won the United States National All-Around Championship.
2023: U.S. women's selection camp
In September 2023, Simone Biles attended the U.S. women's selection camp for the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Despite two falls, she won the first day and qualified for the U.S. Worlds team.
2023: Biles I on floor
Until 2023, Simone Biles was the sole gymnast to have performed any of these skills in an FIG international competition until Hillary Heron of Panama performed the Biles I on floor at the World Championships.
April 2024: Laureus World Sports Award
In April 2024, Simone Biles was awarded her fourth career Laureus World Sports Award in the category of Comeback of the Year.
July 2024: Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award
In July 2024, Simone Biles was awarded the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award.
August 2024: Third best female athlete
In August 2024, the International Sports Press Association voted Simone Biles as the third best female athlete of the past 100 years.
2024: Floor Exercise Routine
In 2024, Simone Biles performed a floor exercise routine that is the most difficult ever performed in women's artistic gymnastics.
2024: Comeback of the Year
In 2024, Simone Biles won the Laureus Comeback of the Year award.
2024: 2024 United States National All-Around Championship
In 2024, Simone Biles won the United States National All-Around Championship, becoming the oldest female gymnast to ever win the title.
April 2025: Laureus World Sports Award
In April 2025, Simone Biles was awarded her fifth career Laureus World Sports Award in the category of Sportswoman of the Year.
2025: ESPY Awards
In 2025, Simone Biles won both the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award and the Best Championship Performance award.
2025: Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
In 2025, Simone Biles won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award.
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