Simone Biles

Olympic gymnast

Simone Biles, 25 and a resident of Texas, having won 25 World Championship medals, is considered by many to be one of the greatest gymnasts of her era. Her seven Olympic medals tie her for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast. In 2022 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden. Biles is a practising Catholic who has written and spoken about the importance of faith in her life, about praying the Rosary and the Hail Mary and also on how she lights a candle to St Sebastian, patron saint of athletes, prior to competitions.