506: Laurie Hernandez
Olympic Athlete Who Competed In Artistic Gymnastics
Born: 9 June 2000, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
Laurie competed at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio; she won gold in the team event and silver at the balance beam. She hopes to qualify in compete at the 2020 games in Tokyo, however this is going to be even more difficult for gymnasts than ever before because the US team is dropping from five members to four.
Laurie was the youngest celebrity ever to win Dancing With the Stars (age 16).
Sources:
https://www.teamusa.org/usa-gymnastics/athletes/Laurie-Hernandez
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/11/01/laurie-hernandez-gymnastics-comeback-camp/
https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=278528