A total of 15 African-American athletes have made the U.S. Olympic team for gymnastics.
These top athletes have won a combined 21 Olympic medals. We’ve rounded up videos of all the Black athletes who stood on the medal stand for Team USA. Click on the names below to watch their medal-winning performances.
Betty Okino (1): 1 Bronze (1992 Team)
Jair Lynch (1): 1 Silver (1996 Parallel Bars)
Dominique Dawes (4): 1 Gold (1996 Team), 3 Bronze (1992 Team,1996 Floor Exercise, 2000 Team)
Tasha Schwikert (1): 1 Bronze (2000 Team)
Annia Hatch (2): 2 Silver (2004 Team, 2004 Vault)
Kyla Ross (1): 1 Gold (2012 Team)
Gabby Douglas (3): 3 Gold (2012 Team, 2012 All-Around, 2016 Team)
Simone Biles (7): 4 Gold (2016 Team, All-Around, Vault, Floor Exercise), 1 Silver (2020 Team), 2 Bronze (2016 Balance Beam, 2020 Balance Beam)
Jordan Chiles (1): 1 Silver (2020 Team)