Alexandra Rose Raisman Bio
Alexandra Rose Raisman (born May 25 24th, 1994) is an ex-retired American artistic gymnast, and a two-time Olympian. She was captain of the 2012 "Fierce Five" as well as the 2016 "Final Five," U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team. She won a team gold medal during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Gabby Douglas and Raisman are the only Americans to win back-to-back gold medals at this competition. Raisman took home silver medals for the all-around individual and floor exercise. Raisman also received silver medals for the individual all-around and for floor exercise. She was also the two-time national champion of floor exercise (2012,2015) in 2012, and the national champion in 2012 of balance beam, and five-time medalist at national championships in all around (silver in 2016 and silver in 2011, 2012 (2012), and in 2015. In 2013 she was admitted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Raisman was born on May 25, 1994, in the Boston suburb of Needham, Massachusetts, to Lynn (nee Faber), a former high school gymnast and Rick Raisman. She has three younger siblings: Brett, Chloe, and Madison. Raisman is Jewish and claims that "I really enjoy having the opportunity to not only represent the U.S.A but as well the Jewish Community across the world." Raisman started gymnastics at the age of eighteen months. She attributes her love for gymnastics to the "Magnificent Seven", an American women's team that won the gold medal at 1996 Summer Olympics. She trained at Exxcel Gymnastics and Climbing up to Level 8, then was transferred to Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club, where she was instructed by Silvia Brestyan and Mihai Brestyan. Raisman has graduated from Needham High School in 2012. She finished her senior year on the internet while practicing for the Olympics.
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