| Laurie Hernandez | |||||||||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Hernandez in Phoenix, Arizona, in July 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Lauren Zoe Hernandez[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Laurie, Lo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 9, 2000 New Brunswick, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Old Bridge Township, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Manhattan, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2012–16 (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gym-Max Gymnastics (2018–2021), MG Elite (former) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Jenny Liang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Maggie Haney | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | June 6, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lauren Zoe Hernandez (born June 9, 2000) is an American retired artistic gymnast. During her debut year as a senior gymnast, she competed as a member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team dubbed the "Final Five" that won the team gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Individually, Hernandez earned the silver medal on the balance beam. She took a break from gymnastics and returned to training in late 2018 to earn a spot on the 2020 Summer Olympics team, but she did not qualify for the Olympic Trials.
Hernandez was first added to the U.S. gymnastics national team in 2013 and began competing in international competitions that same year. After missing the 2014 season due to injury, she won the junior all-around title at the 2015 U.S. Championships. In addition to winning Olympic gold, Hernandez also won team gold medals at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy and 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.
Outside of gymnastics, Hernandez has appeared on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars in 2016, where she won the competition along with partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy. Hernandez hosted the first season of American Ninja Warrior Junior as the on-course reporter and starred as Valeria in the Nickelodeon animated miniseries Middle School Moguls. She is the author of two books, I Got This: To Gold and Beyond, a New York Times Bestseller, and She's Got This, a children's book.
- ^ "Laurie Hernandez". Olympedia. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Laurie Hernandez Biogrpahy". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 18, 2024.