Not known by many, but height plays a huge role in gymnastics. The shorter gymnasts are the more center of gravity they obtain. However, this doesn’t mean that tall gymnasts can’t perform well. Simone Biles and Suni Lee are two of the best gymnasts in the world right now. Notably, while Biles dominated the 2016 Rio Olympics, Lee took home three Olympic medals, including a gold, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

With their short stature, it is easier for them to gain balance. However, given that height plays a significant advantage in helping athletes to perform their skills, who do you think is the taller gymnast, Suni or Biles?

Height of Simone Biles and Suni Lee

The four-time Olympic gold medalist, Biles, is widely regarded as the GOAT of gymnastics. Her floor exercise routines, balance beam, uneven bars performances are a sight for sore eyes. She is 4’8″, which is almost the average height for a gymnast. With that stature, she leaps off the floor with certain ease during floor exercises. The hang time she gets is just incredible, and her strong legs leap her into orbit.

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As for Lee, she is 5’0″. She is currently the Olympic gold medalist for the all-around competition and is one of the best gymnasts out there. She has recently received a number of perfect 10s while competing in her college team, the Auburn Tigers.

Certainly, these two gymnasts are at the pinnacle of the sport and the benchmark for many to look up to. Even with their short stature, they have reached the highest of highs in the sport.

What are the advantages of being short in gymnastics?

As mentioned before, a low center of gravity helps gymnasts significantly. The lower the center of gravity is, the better the balance will be. Likewise, it helps in better rotations while landings or performing flips.

Smaller gymnasts have higher strength-to-mass ratios, which help them perform both backward and forward rotations. Another key feature of that is strength. Biles and Lee are incredibly strong gymnasts, who often leave fans mesmerized as they leap off the ground and into the air.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Gymnastics – Artistic – Gymnastics Training – Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan – August 3, 2021. Simone Biles of the United States and Sunisa Lee of the United States during training. REUTERS/Mike Blake

While Biles is already a legend of the game, Suni is one in the making. They are two of the most talented gymnasts in the world, who, despite a short stature, aimed for the stars and reached the sky.

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