Laurie Hernandez

About Laurie Hernandez

At the 2016 Olympics, she won a gold medal with the United States gymnastics team. She also won three gold medals at the 2015 U.S. Classic in Chicago and two gold medals at the 2015 National Championships in Indianapolis.

Lauren Zoe "Laurie" Hernandez is an American 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" at the 2016 Summer Olympics; Ultimately, the U.S. won gold in the team event. In the individual events, Hernandez earned the silver medal on the balance beam. She returned to training in late 2018 and has expressed interest in making a comeback to earn a spot on the U.S. women's gymnastic team for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Outside of gymnastics, Hernandez has appeared on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars in 2016, where she won the competition along with partner Val 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.

Born	June 09, 2000, Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Discipline	WAG
Nickname(s)	Baby Shakira and The Human Emoji
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2012–2016
Full name	Lauren Zoe Hernandez
Head coach(es)	Jenny Liang (since 2018), Maggie Haney (before 2018)
Music	Wasted by Margaret, Da Bop by WTF, Skeletons by Drehz
Club	Gym-Max Gymnastics (since 2018), MG Elite (former)
Training location	Morganville, New Jersey

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Trivia

She earned her first gold medal at the 2013 U.S. Classic competition in Chicago.  

Laurie Hernandez before fame

She begged her mother to start gymnastics when she was five years old, and she went on to pursue it as a career.

Achievement of Laurie Hernandez

At the 2013 U.S. Classic tournament in Chicago, she won her first gold medal.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$2 Million

Laurie Hernandez family life

Anthony and Wanda Hernandez are her parents, and she has two siblings named Marcus and Jelysa.

Associations of Laurie Hernandez

She and her partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy won season 23 of Dancing with the Stars.

Laurie Hernandez Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	52 kg
Height	153 cm
Eye Color	Hazel Brown
Hair Color	Black

Facts about Laurie Hernandez

• In what shows has she appeared as of today?
The famous athlete made numerous TV appearances, for example, in such shows as u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,u201d u201cThe Today Show,u201d u201cStuck in the Middle,u201d and many others.
• Laurie Hernandez is the youngest person among the winners of the dancing show.
• The athlete is a devout Christian.
• Hernandez is a very positive person. People always see her smiling as she loves doing this. Laurie Hernandez canu2019t but enjoy each moment of her life.
• Is she a writer?
Laurie Hernandezu0027s first authorship turned to a successful one. Laurie Hernandez was called the New York Times Best Selling Author for her biographical book entitled u201cI Got This: To Gold and Beyondu201d which was published in January 2017.
• What is her descent?
Hernandez is of Puerto-Rican origin.
• Who is her closest friend?
It is Simone Biles, a top competitive gymnast, who is regarded as her best friend.
• When the athlete was competing in the dancing show, her grandma named Brunilda Hernandez passed away of cancer and Alzheimeru2019s disease.