Suni

Lee

Quick Facts

• Specialty: Uneven bars

Biographical Information

Sunisa Lee is one of the most decorated female artistic gymnasts. She currently holds six total Olympic medals as of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Lee’s passion for gymnastics began at the age of six after watching the sport on TV. Her father built a balance beam in their backyard to nurture her early interest. She trained at Midwest Gymnastics Center and by age 11, she qualified for elite status.

In 2021, Lee collaborated with GK Elite to create her own exclusive line of leotards. The following year, she introduced her collection in partnership with British fashion brand PrettyLittleThing. She was also named Sports Illustrated's Female Athlete of the Year in 2021 and received an Asia Game Changer Award the same year. Lee is also active in the charity scene, making generous donations to her former elementary school and partnering with organizations like the American Kidney Fund.

Olympic Highlights

Lee's performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games earned her the gold medal in the women’s all-around. She also earned a team silver medal and a bronze medal in the women’s uneven bars. 

At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Lee earned team gold, bronze in women’s all-around and bronze in women’s uneven bars.

World Championship Highlights

In the 2019 World Athletic Championships, Lee was a standout performer alongside Simone Biles. She secured a silver medal in the all-around final as the only first-year senior on the team. Lee also contributed to the U.S. team’s gold medal in the team event and won a bronze medal on the uneven bars.

U.S. Championship Highlights

In the 2018 U.S. Championships, Lee won a gold medal on the uneven bars and a bronze in the all-around. Despite recovering from a hairline fracture in her left tibia, Lee won three medals at the 2019 championships.

Early Career 

Competing in the Hopes Division in 2015, Sunisa Lee became a junior elite gymnast in 2016 and debuted as a junior elite at the U.S. Classic. Lee made her international debut at the 2016 Gymnix International Junior Cup and secured a gymnastics scholarship to Auburn University in 2017. Her early success included winning silver on the uneven bars at the 2017 Gymnix International Junior Cup and gold with the U.S. team. In the 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, she won silver medals in the balance beam, vault and floor exercise, as well as gold as part of the team.

Her senior debut was at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, where she won the all-around title and contributed to the U.S. team’s gold medal. Lee's performance at the 2019 U.S. championships earned her a spot on the world championships team, where she played a crucial role in securing the team gold.

Lee committed to Auburn University in 2020. Her NCAA debut was where she earned multiple titles and All-American honors. Her performance in the 2021 Winter Cup and the subsequent U.S. Classic and U.S. championships helped secure her spot on the Olympic team. She also won the Super 16 all-around title in the 2022-23 season.

Olympic Experience

• 2-time Olympian; 6-time Olympic medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
  • Olympic Games Paris 2024, (Vault - Women), gold (Team - Women), bronze (Individual All-Around - Women, Uneven Bars - Women), 6th (Beam - Women), 24th (Floor Exercise - Women)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Individual All-Around - Women), silver (Team - Women), bronze (Uneven Bars - Women), 5th (Beam - Women), 18th (Floor Exercise - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – gold (Team - Women), silver (Floor Exercise - Women), bronze (Uneven Bars - Women), 8th (Individual All-Around - Women), 12th (Beam - Women)
• Years of participation: Beam - Women 2019; Floor Exercise - Women 2019; Individual All-Around - Women 2019; Team - Women 2019; Uneven Bars - Women 2019
• Medals: 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
  • Gold – 2019 (Team - Women)
  • Silver – 2019 (Floor Exercise - Women)
  • Bronze – 2019 (Uneven Bars - Women)