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Aly Raisman

American gymnast
Also known as: Alexandra Rose Raisman
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Aly Raisman at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Aly Raisman at the London 2012 Olympic Games American gymnast Aly Raisman after winning a gold medal in the women's floor exercise at the 2012 Olympics in London.

Aly Raisman is an American gymnast who made her Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games. She became the most decorated American gymnast at that event, winning two gold medals and one bronze. Raisman's gold in the floor exercise was a first for an American woman.

After a break, during which she appeared on "Dancing with the Stars," Raisman returned for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, earning two silver medals and one gold. She began gymnastics at age two and grew up in Needham, Massachusetts. Raisman also authored the book "Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything" in 2017.1

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