Alexandra

Alexandra RAISMAN

United States of America
United States of America
Artistic GymnasticsArtistic Gymnastics
Olympic Medals
3G
2S
1B
Games Participations2
First Olympic GamesLondon 2012
Year of Birth1994
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Biography

U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman is the owner of six Olympic medals, including three golds, and five World Championships medals.

The Needham, Massachusetts-native, says she fell in love with the sport as she repeatedly watched a VHS tape of the U.S. team at the 1996 Olympic Games win their historic team gold medal.

In 2010, Raisman made her international senior debut including as part of the silver medal-winning squad at the World Championships.

Two years later, as captain, she led her London 2012 ‘Fierce Five’ team, which included Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross, to Team USA’s first Olympic title since the 1996 Games that had served as her inspiration growing up.

Individually, Raisman was the Olympic floor exercise champion – a first for an American woman. She also took bronze on the balance beam and finished fourth in the individual all-around final.

That finish, determined by a tie break with Russia’s Aliya Mustafina, Raisman would later say, spurred her to continue in the sport, targeting a second Olympic Games at Rio 2016.

You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!

Alexandra RAISMAN
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