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}} Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas〔("Gabby Douglas" ). sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2013.〕 (born December 31, 1995)〔 is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual all-around and team competitions. Douglas is the first African American woman in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion,〔〔 and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics as well as being the only American all-around champion to win multiple gold medals. She was also a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2011 World Championships and the 2015 World Championships〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=US women roll to 3rd straight world gymnastics title )〕 and the silver medalist in the all-around at the 2015 World Championships,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Simone Biles wins 3rd straight world gymnastics championship )〕 making her the first female reigning Olympic all-around champion to return to worlds and medal in the all-around since Elena Davydova in 1981. ==Early life== Douglas was born in Newport News, Virginia, to parents Timothy Douglas and Natalie Hawkins. She has three siblings.〔 She began training in gymnastics at age three when her older sister convinced their mother to enroll her in gymnastics classes. In October 2002, Douglas began her training at Gymert.〔 At the age of eight, Douglas won the Level 4 all-around gymnastics title at the 2004 Virginia State Championships.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/wwbt/local-athletes/athlete=gabrielle-douglas/index.html )〕 At 14, Gabby moved to Des Moines, Iowa to train full-time with coach Liang Chow. Because her family had to stay in Virginia while her siblings finished school, Gabby lived with Travis and Missy Parton and their four daughters, one of whom also trained at Chow's gym.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gabby Douglas' 2 Mothers Watch Her Make History )〕 Douglas is a Christian; she said, "I believe in God. He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent", and "... I love sharing about my faith. God has given me this amazing God-given talent, so I'm going to go out and glorify His name." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gabby Douglas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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