Unsung Hero

Dominique Dawes flips and turns on the balance beam as she tries not to fall. She made her roundoff layout of the floor and her giant off of the bars. Dominique won an Olympic gold medal with the U.S women gymnastics team as well as an individual bronze medal, becoming the first African American to win an individual medal in women’s gymnastics. One quote that she would always say was “don’t set your goals to be a star, set your goals to be the best you can and go from there.” 


Dominique Dawes is a retired gymnastic athlete and she did gymnastics for 10 years of her life. Dominique is known for being a three-time olympian and the first African American to be able to compete in women's gymnastics. She is considered a hero because she has many different traits that define her as a hero. She is many people’s hero because she was the first black female to win the olympic gold medal in gymnastics history, she had also stuck up for who she was and had helped the United States win a gold medal. She lives in Maryland, she is 44 years old and she retired when she was 23 years old. She also has 4 kids now, Dakota, Kateri, Lincoln, and Quinn.


Dominique Dawes faced many different challenges throughout her life. One challenge that she faced was that she believed that “her look wasn’t quite right”, her legs were “bowed” or knees “knobby” and her hair “askew.” Dawes faced more than skewed perceptions of body image at the time. She accomplished being a successful olympic gymnast who competed in three olympic games, won four olympic medals and has a permanent place in the U.S. Olympic Committee Hall of Fame.


Dominique Dawes changed U.S. amateur sports forever by becoming the first African American to represent the United States in Olympic gymnastics. Her lifetime achievements are impressive, including a clean sweep at the 1994 U.S. National Championships in the Olympics. She worked really hard to get into the olympics, she kept trying and trying and never gave up. She accomplished what she wanted to and she followed her dreams.


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