Olympic Star Laurie Hernandez is a famous gymnast She has won competitions all around the world Laurie is only the fourth Hispanic athlete to ever make the Olympic women’s gymnastics team In 2016 Laurie won two medals at the Olympics She took home one gold for the team all-around event And she won a silver medal for the balance beam 4
SNAPSHOT NAME Lauren Laurie Hernandez BIRTHDAY June 9 2000 BIRTHPLACE New Brunswick New Jersey TURNED PROFESSIONAL 2016 OLYMPIC MEDALS WON 1 gold 1 silver CHAMPIONSHIPS P & G Championships Secret US Classic Pacific Rim Championships
Family Ties Laurie was born in New Brunswick New Jersey on June 9 2000 Her full name is Lauren Hernandez Laurie’s parents are Anthony and Wanda She has an older brother named Marcus And her older sister is Jelysa Laurie’s grandparents are from Puerto Rico Laurie’s father works at a courthouse Her mother works with kids at an elementary school 6
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