Simone Biles is cementing her legacy as the greatest women’s gymnast of all time at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
This incredible achievement has sparked a surge in interest about all things Simone Biles. One of the first search terms that autofill populates after a user starts typing “Simone Biles” is “Simone Biles height.” The GOAT gymnast is listed at four feet, eight inches. If it’s anything like most official internet heights, Biles might even be an inch or two shorter.
Her husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, is listed at five feet, eleven inches. Their height disparity is noticeable, but nothing extraordinary.
However, the contrast becomes jarring and amusing when Biles stands next to the seven feet, one inch NBA legend, media personality, and business mogul Shaquille O’Neal. The side-by-side photo of Shaq, a filled-out giant, next to the extremely fit world-class gymnast is going viral again for its sheer visual impact.
Another Biles clip that has resurfaced and gone viral again is her first pitch at a Houston Astros game, where she, of course, executed a perfect backflip before throwing the ball.
And then there’s the photo of Biles next to Los Angeles Lakers star and former Cleveland Cavaliers legend LeBron James, who is also in Paris playing for the United States men’s basketball national team.
LeBron is listed at six feet, nine inches. His towering presence beside the petite gymnast makes for another striking and viral image. (LeBron is also making waves in Paris by embarrassing his daughter Zhuri with his dad dance moves at Olympic beach volleyball.)
While many NBA experts still debate whether LeBron James or Michael Jordan is the NBA’s greatest of all time (GOAT), there is no debate in gymnastics. Despite her height of four feet, eight inches, Simone Biles stands tall as the undisputed GOAT of women’s gymnastics.
