Simone Biles' height comparison with other Team USA gymnasts: From Jordan Chiles to Sunisa Lee
Simone Biles' height compared to other Team USA gymnastics members: See the difference
Gymnasts are renowned for their excellent strength and body control and are among the most celebrated Olympic athletes. They also tend to be shorter when compared to other athletes, and Team USA's gymnasts are no exception. Notably, the most celebrated gymnast of all time, Simone Biles, is the shortest in the women's team. The Olympic medalist, who won three gold and a silver medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics stands at just 4 ft 8 inches. Here is a comparison of the gymnastics icon's height to the other women in her team.
11. Evita Griskenas (5 feet 8 inches)
Evita Griskenas, a rhythmic gymnast who represented the US at the 2024 Paris Games, stands at 5 feet 8 inches (172.72 cm) tall. The 23-year-old is significantly taller than most of her teammates. Griskenas clinched the most medals at the 2019 Pan American Games, winning four golds and a bronze. In 2023, she continued her winning streak adding five more medals to her impressive collection. She did not win a medal in the 2024 Olympics.
10. Jessica Stevens (5 feet 5 inches)
Jessica Stevens, the trampoline gymnast, stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches (165.10 cm), still much taller than Biles. She has qualified for the Women's Trampoline at the Paris Games. Stevens is the first US trampoline gymnast in 49 years to win a world championship medal, earning a bronze at the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham.
9. Jordan Chiles (5 feet 5 inches)
Another star of the US gymnastics team, Jordan Chiles, has an impressive height of 5 feet 5 inches (165.10 cm), which is notably taller than Biles. The 23-year-old won a gold medal in the Women's Artistic Team All-Around at the 2024 Olympics and secured a bronze in Women's Floor after a last-minute appeal.
8. Lili Mizuno (5 feet 4 inches)
Lili Mizuno is a rhythmic gymnast on the US team. She stands at 5 feet 4 inches (165cm) tall, making her more than half a foot taller than Biles. She won a bronze medal in the 2024 Rhythmic Challenge all-around.
7. Nicole Ahsinger (5 feet 3 inches)
Nicole Ahsinger participated in the 2016 Rio Games and 2020 Tokyo Games before being part of the US gymnastics team for the Paris Olympics as a trampoline gymnast. Born in 1998, she stands at 5 feet 3 inches (160.02 cm) making her taller than Biles.
6. Hezly Rivera (5 feet 2 inches)
(@hezrivera/Instagram)
Hezly Rivera's height is listed as 5 feet 2 inches (157.48 cm) on the Style Caster website. However, there is no confirmation regarding her exact height. The artistic gymnast is the 2024 Olympic team champion and 2024 Winter Cup balance beam champion and also won a bronze medal in the all-around & floor exercise.
5. Leanne Wong (5 feet 1 inch)
Artistic gymnast Leanne Wong is 5 inches taller than Biles, and she is 5 feet 1 inch tall (154.94 cm). She is an alternate in the 2024 Paris Olympics team from the US and was part of the team that won gold in the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
4. Jade Carey (5 feet 1 inch)
Jade Carey is 5 feet 1 inch (154.94 cm) tall. She was part of the team with Biles that won the gold in the Women's Artistic Team All-Around at the Paris Olympics. The artistic gymnast also won a bronze in an individual event.
3. Sunisa Lee (5 feet 0 inch)
Artistic gymnast Sunisa Lee is one of the shortest among her teammates but she is still taller than Biles. The 20-year-old stands at 5 feet (152.40 cm). She secured a gold in the all-around event and two bronze at the Paris Games for individual events.
2. Joscelyn Roberson (4 feet 8 inches)
Joscelyn Roberson is another artistic gymnast from Team USA. She is the only person of the same height as Biles. Roberson stands at 4 feet 8 inches, making her one of the two shortest members. She traveled to Paris as an alternate to the gymnastics team.
1. Simone Biles (4 feet 8 inches)
Simone Biles, along with Joscelyn Roberson, is the shortest on the US gymnastics team with a height of 4 feet 8 inches (142 cm). However, she is the shortest gymnast who represented the country on the floor since the latter was an alternate. The most celebrated gymnast added to her medal chase despite a troubling calf injury throughout the 2024 Paris Games. Moreover, this was a comeback for Biles after quitting several events in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
