Gabrielle Douglas of the U.S. shows off her gold medal to the media after coming in at the top spot for the women's individual all-around final on Aug. 2 at the North Greenwich Arena in London.

 

Douglas, 16, is the first black woman to earn a gold medal in the women's individual all-around competition, and she is also the first American to win both the individual all-around and the team gold medals at the same Olympics.