James Kanati Allen
First Black male gymnast to be named to the U.S. Olympic Team (1968)
Simone Biles
With 32 Olympic & World Championship medals, the most decorated American gymnast in history and the most decorated gymnast of all time.
American gymnast, male or female, with the most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games (4 in 2016)
Gymnast with the most World medals (30) and World gold medals (23), male or female, ever
Female gymnast with the most World all-around titles (6)
Dickie Bivins
First Black male gymnast to win an individual medal at the World Championships (1980: Platform tumbling, Bronze & Power Tumbling, Bronze)
Shenea Booth
First Black Sports Acro Mixed Pairs world champion (2002, 2004)
Luci Collins
First Black female gymnast to be named to the U.S. Olympic Team (1980)
Dominique Dawes
First Black female gymnast to attend more than one Olympics (1992, 1996, 200)
Only American gymnast to be a member of three medal-winning Olympic teams (1992, 1996, 2000)
First Black female gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal (Floor bronze, 1996)
Gabby Douglas
First Black Olympic all-around champion (2012)
Dianne Durham
First Black gymnast to win the U.S. Classic (1983)
First Black female U.S. all-around champion (1983)
First Black female gymnast to win an individual national event title (1983 Vault, Balance Beam, Floor)
Ron Galimore
First Black male gymnast to win an individual national event title (1977 Floor, Vault)
Rayshine Harris
Most decorated Black U.S. power tumbler (12-time World Champion and 5-time National Champion)
Wendy Hilliard
First black gymnast to represent the USA in rhythmic gymnastics (1980s)
Jair Lynch
First Black male gymnast to attend more than one Olympics (1992, 1996)
First Black male gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal (Parallel Bars silver, 1996)
Alexandra Nicholson
First Black female gymnast to win an individual medal at the World Championships (1972: Trampoline, Gold)
First trampolinist, male or female, to complete the triffis
Sig Oglesby
First Black NCAA individual event champion (Vault, 1964):
First Black All-American gymnast
Betty Okino
First Black gymnast, male or female, to win the American Cup (1991)
John Orozco
First Black male U.S. all-around champion (2012)
Taqiy Abdullah Simmons
First Black NCAA male all-around champion (2007)
Corrinne Wright
First Black NCAA female all-around champion (1980s)