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Who Is Gabby Douglas?
Gabby Douglas, is an American gymnast who became the first African American in Olympic history to win the individual all-around event at the Summer Games.
Douglas, standing at 5' 2", also won team gold medals at the and Summer Olympics. Douglas began formal gymnastics training at six years old and won a state championship by the time she was eight.
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In , Gabby Douglas unveiled a Barbie Shero doll just before the Summer Olympics in Rio.
Early Life
Douglas was born on December 31, , in Virginia Beach, Virginia to Timothy Douglas and Natalie Hawkins. Her first experience with gymnastics came at the age of three when she perfected a straight cartwheel using a technique that she learned from her older sister, Arielle, a former gymnast.
By age four, Douglas had taught herself how to do a one-handed cartwheel.
With encouragement from Gabby's sister, Douglas' mother allowed Gabby to begin taking formal gymnastics classes at the age of six