Alexandra Rose Raisman Bio

Alexandra Rose Raisman was born on May 25, 1994. She is a retired American artistic gymnast. She was the leader of the 2012 "Fierce Five" and the"Fierce Five" in 2016 "Final Five,"" U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team. She received gold in the team competitions during the 2016 Olympics. Gabby Douglas as her teammate also won gold. Raisman won silver medals for the individual all-around and floor exercise. She is the third-highest decorated American gymnast in Olympic history, behind Shannon Miller and Simone Biles and has won six Olympic medals.Raisman was also a part of the gold-winning American teams in the 2011 and 2015 World Championships, and the bronze medalist of the world on floor exercise in 2011. She also is two-time champion of the national championship in floor exercise (2012 and 2015), and the 2012 national champion in balance beam. She also is a five-time national champion in all-around competitions at national championships (silver bronze, silver 2011, 2012 and 2012 and). Inducted into The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. 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 says that "I take a lot off being able to not just be a representative of the U.S.A but also the Jewish Community all over the world." Raisman began gymnastics at age 18 months old. She credits her passion for gymnastics to the "Magnificent Seven", an American women's team which won the gold medal at 1996 Summer Olympics. The athlete was trained at Exxcel Gymnastics and Climbing up to Level 8. She then moved to Brestyan’s American Gymnastics Club, where she was directed by Silvia Brestyan and Mihai Brestyan. Raisman was a graduate of Needham High School, 2012, after finishing her senior year with online classes and training for the Olympics.