Simone Biles named 2020 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
Courtesy Laureus
Olympic, World, and U.S. all-around champion Simone Biles was named the 2020 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year for the third time on Monday.
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The world’s sports media selected the highest achieving men, women, and teams from 2019 as the nominees for the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards, the world’s pre-eminent international sports awards.
Other Sportswoman of the Year nominees included Allyson Felix (track), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price (track), Naomi Osaka (tennis), Megan Rapinoe (soccer) and Mikaela Shiffrin (skiing).
Biles won the Sportswoman of the Year honors in 2017 and 2019.
Simone Biles 2019 in Review:
- Won five gold medals at the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships
- Including World titles for the team, all-around, vault, balance beam, and floor exercise
- Brought total World Medals in her career to 25 (19 gold, three silver, three bronze), which is two more than any gymnast in history
- Most World gold medals at 19
- Biles competed two skills never performed by a female gymnast in competition, both of which are now named in her honor.
- Tucked double-double dismount off beam
- Tucked triple-double on floor
- Won four gold medals and a bronze at the 2019 U.S. Championships
- Gold in the all-around and on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise
- Bronze on the uneven bars
- Named AP Female Athlete of the Year, Team USA’s Female Olympic Athlete of the Year, and the People’s Choice Game Changer
What are your predictions for Simone Biles in 2020?
