Who is Grace McCallum and how tall is she?
GRACE McCallum is a gymnast representing Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Team USA finished in second place behind ROC in the women’s gymnastics event at the games.
Who is Grace McCallum?
Grace Ann McCallum is an American artistic gymnast.
McCallum has two gold medals from the World Championships team competition (2018, 2019), four medals from the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships (two gold, two silver), five from the 2018 Pan American Championships (three gold, two bronze) and one from the 2019 FIG World Cup (silver).
She is a one-time Olympic athlete who won silver at the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics.
She made the team after months of dedication to the practice, overcoming several injuries in the process.
“Grace demonstrated consistency and resilience across both days of competition at the Olympic Trials, hitting all eight routines,” the Olympic governing body wrote, per Deseret News. “
In addition, her past international experience and success as a member of the 2018 and 2019 World Championship gold-medal teams contributed to the committee’s final decision.”
McCallum is still in high school and is currently completing her studies virtually.
How tall is she?
Grace is 5ft 2in. Born in 2002, the gymnast is 18 years old.
She is the tallest member of Team USA gymnastics. Simone Biles is 4ft 8in, Jordan Chiles is 4ft 11in and Suni Lee is 5ft.
Speaking about her height, she once said: “All the other girls average about [5-1] so I just look like a giant,” per KARE 11.
“But tall is beautiful.”
Why did Simone Biles pull out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
Biles – a standout star of Rio 2016 – dropped out of the Olympic team gymnastics final on Tuesday, July 27 as the United States suffered a shock defeat at the hands of the Russians.
The 24-year-old failed to complete her two-and-half twist vault and landed poorly, leaving suspicions of an injured ankle – only for American team sources to suggest that she left the competition due to mental health issues.
Biles has qualified for all four of the apparatus finals and was set to become the face of these delayed Games.
The vault and uneven bars finals are on Sunday, August 1, then it’s the floor exercise on Monday, August 2, and balance beam the following day.
She came to Japan with realistic aspirations of winning five gold medals and equalling the Olympic record for a female athletes.
But Biles has pulled out of the women’s individual all-around gymnastics final – due to be held on Thursday, July 29, to focus on her mental health.
The Ohio-born star revealed she was not in the “right headspace” to continue, she has been “fighting demons” and would not carry on if it jeopardized her health and well-being.
A USA gymnastics statement read: “After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games, in order to focus on her mental health.
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“Simone will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not to participate in next week’s individual events finals.
“Jade Carey, who had the ninth-highest score in qualifications, will participate in her place in the all-around.
“We wholeheartedly support Simone’s decision and applaud her bravery in prioritizing her well-being.”