Alexandra Rose Raisman Bio

Alexandra Rose Raisman was born on May 25, 1994. She is a retired American artistic gymnast. She was the American women's Olympic gymnastics team captain for both the 2012 and 2016 "Fierce Five" U.S. teams. In the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she won a gold medal in the team competition with teammate Gabby Douglas the only Americans with back-to-back team gold medals. Raisman won silver medals for the individual all-around, and floor exercise. She is the 3rd most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history, just behind Shannon Miller and Simone Biles with six Olympic medals.Raisman was also a member of the gold-winning American teams in the 2011 and 2015 World Championships, and the world bronze medalist on floor exercise in 2011. She also is the two-time national champion in floor exercise (2012,2015) in 2012, and the national champion in 2012 of balance beam and five-time medalist at the national championships in all-around (silver in 2016 and silver in 2012, 2011, 2012, and 2012, 2011, and. In 2013 she was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Raisman was the daughter of Lynn Faber who was an ex-high school gymnast and Rick Raisman, on May 25, 1994, in Needham. Her younger siblings are Brett, Chloe, and Madison. Raisman is Jewish and states that "I really enjoy being able to not only represent the U.S.A but as well the Jewish Community across the world." Raisman started gymnastics at 18 months. She credits her passion for gymnastics to the "Magnificent Seven", an American women's team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The athlete began her training at Exxcel Gymnastics and Climbing up to Level 8. She then transferred to Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club, where she was directed by Silvia Brestyan and Mihai Brestyan. Raisman was a graduate of Needham High School in 2012 after having completed her senior year with online classes and training to compete in the Olympics.