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Date of Birth: 1995 , December-31
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch
Name Gabby Douglas
Birth Name Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas[
Nick Name Flying Squirrel
Father Timothy Douglas
Mother Natalie Hawkins
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Newport News, Virginia, United States
Religion Christian
Ethnicity Black American
Profession artistic gymnast
Net Worth $3 million as 2016
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Black
Body Measurements 32-24-33
Shoe Size 7 (US)
Weight in KG 56 kg
Awards BET Awards
TV Show Douglas Family Gold
Siblings Johnathan Douglas, Joyelle Douglas, Arielle Douglas
Books Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith, Raising the Bar

Quick Timeline of Gabby Douglas

1995 Born in Newport New, Virginia.
2001 Started career as Gymnast.
2004 Won State Championship.
2009 Become full time trainer.
2012 Won Olympic
2017 Current Networth

Detail Timeline of Gabby Douglas

December 31 , 1995

Born in Newport New, Virginia.

Gabby Douglas was born on 31st December 1995 in Newport News, Virginia. She was born to Timothy Douglas and Natalie Hawkins-Douglas and grew up along with her siblings, Joyelle, John and Arielle. 

2001

Started career as Gymnast.

Gabby Douglas was inspired by her sister to pursue her career in gymnastic. She began her training for pursuing a career as a gymnast at the age of six in 2001.  

2004

Won State Championship.

After three years of training classes and hard work, Gabby Douglas won the Virginia State Championships, at the age of eight in the year 2004. Later that she she achieved a huge fame.

2009

Become full time trainer.

In order to pursue a career in, gymnastic, Gabby Douglas movied to Des Moines lowa at the age of 14 and started full time training with Liang Chow; Olympic gold medalist. 

2012

Won Olympic

The Virginia State Championship, Gabby had a victory at the 2012 Olympic secured her a place in the national team for the 2012 summer Olympics held in London.  

2017

Current Networth

Gabby Douglas earns the good sum of money from her professional career. She has participated in several championships including National championship and several other medals and trophy by she has an estimated net worth of around $3 Million. 

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Gabby Douglas began her career at the age of six, Gabby won the Virginia State Championships while she was eight years in 2004. Her father was a big inspiration to her as well as Douglas's older sister Arielle; a former gymnast who built her passion towards gymnastics.

Gabby Douglas debuted nationally at the US Classic in Houston in 2008 and became 10th in the all-around rankings. Despite all pain and injuries, she pushed herself and worked hard which led her to win the silver medal on the balance beam at Junior National Championships in 2010.

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With the dream to become a champion, Gabby moved to Des Moines Iowa at the age of 14 and started full-time training with Liang Chow; Olympic gold medalist. During her career, she had to face several fractures, and injuries and also suffered a hamstring strain and hip flexor injury.

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Moreover, Gabby earned a silver medal on uneven bars in 2011, being the third on bars and placed seventh in all-around in the 2011 US National Championships, and achieved a gold medal in the 2011 World Championships and the same medal in uneven bars at the Pacific Rim Championships. 

With the raising in fame, Gabby participated in the City of Jesolo Trophy and placed 4th in the all-around championship and second in World Artistic Gymnastic Championship in 2015. Moreover, she also won the gold medal in all-around at the 2016 AT&T American Cup. 

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In her gymnastic career, Douglas was named the Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in 2012. She was also nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year and received two BET Awards for her accomplishments. 

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Looking at her personal life, Gabby had to face several criticisms due to the accusations of ethnicity. She was the first African-American to set an Olympic history by winning the gold medal in the individual all-around and team competitions.

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Regarding her boyfriend and affairs, she hasn't dated anyone. In an interview with Romper, she said, "No I don't have a boyfriend, I don't have time. All of my attention and focus was spent in gym and training classes". 

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The Virginia State Champion, Gabby Douglas earns a good sum of money from her professional career. She has participated in several championships and National championships During her athletic career she receives a good salary. It is estimated that her current net worth is around $3 Million by which she finances her living. 

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