Alexandra Rose Raisman Bio
Alexandra Rose Raisman (born May 25, 1994) is a retired American artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian. She was captain of the 2012 "Fierce Five" as well as the"Fierce Five" in 2016 "Final Five," U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she took home a gold in the team competition as well as her teammate Gabby Douglas the sole Americans to have back-toback team gold medals. Raisman also waon silver medals in the individual all-around as well as the floor exercise. Raisman also took home silver medals in the individual all-around , as well as in floor exercise. She is also a two time national champion in floor exercise (2012 and 2015) as well as the 2012 national champion on the balance beam. She is also five times a national champion in all-around at national championships (silver bronze, silver 2011, 2012 and 2012 and). Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. Raisman was born May 25 1994 in Needham, Massachusetts to Lynn Faber (nee Faber), who was a former high-school gymnast, as well as Rick Raisman. She has three younger siblings: Madison, Chloe and Brett. Raisman who is Jewish she has said she is extremely proud in her ability to represent the United States of America, but also the Jewish community all over the world. Raisman started gymnastics when she was eighteen months. She credits her first love for gymnastics to the "Magnificent Seven", the gold-medal-winning U.S. women's team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, whose performances she was able to watch on VHS.She trained at Exxcel Gymnastics and Climbing through Level 8, when she was transferred to Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club under coaches Mihai and Silvia Brestyan. Raisman has graduated from Needham High School, 2012, after finishing her senior year via online classes and training for the Olympics.
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