These 40 Women In Sports Will Inspire You: Find Out What They’ve Been Up To
Gabby Douglas, 27 – Virginia
Gabrielle Douglas is a retired artistic gymnast with an unbreakable pact of winning. She started training when she was six years old, and at 17, she became the first African-American to win the individual all-around event at the 2012 Olympics Summer Games. She also brought many team gold medals home in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Douglas has received many prestigious awards, including the Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Athlete, BET YoungStars Award, Glamour Award for The Unstoppables, etc. Although she is retired, Douglas surprised everyone when she appeared as Cotton Candy on “The Masked Dancer” in 2020, showing us that her winning habit is still intact.
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