Alexandra Rose Raisman Bio

Alexandra Rose Raisman (born May 25 24th, 1994) is an ex-retired American artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian. She was the captain of both the 2012 "Fierce Five" and 2016 "Final Five" U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams, which have won individual teams competitions.At the 2012 Olympics in London she took home gold medals in the floor and team events, in addition to the bronze medal on the balance beam, which made her the most decorated American gymnast in the Games. She also won a team gold medal during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Gabby Douglas and Raisman are the only Americans to have two consecutive gold medals in this event. Raisman also took silver medals in the individual all around and floor exercises. Raisman also took home silver medals for the individual all around and for floor exercise. She was also two-time champion of the national championship in floor exercise (2012 and 2015) as well as the 2012 champion of the national championship in balance beam. She's also five times a national champion in all-around at national championships (silver, bronze, 2010 2011, 2012, and 2015.). Inducted into The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. Raisman was the daughter of Lynn Faber who was an ex-high school gymnast and Rick Raisman, on May 25, 1994 in Needham. There are three sisters younger than her: Madison, Chloe, & Brett. Raisman is Jewish and has stated that she is extremely proud in being able not only to represent the American people, but also the Jewish community throughout the world. Raisman began gymnastics when she was eighteen months. She attributes her initial attraction to gymnastics to the "Magnificent Seven", a U.S. women's gymnastics team which took home a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She was a student at Exxcel Gymnastics and Climbing until the level 8. Then she joined Brestyan’s American Gymnastics Club with coaches Mihai and Silvia Brestyan. Raisman was a graduate of Needham High School, 2012, after finishing her senior year through online classes and training for the Olympics.






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