As of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles had won 7 Olympic gold medals. She earned four golds at the 2016 Rio Games and added three more in Paris.
Her Rio victories came in the team all-around, individual all-around, vault, and floor exercise. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she helped the United States win the team all-around, then captured individual gold in the all-around and vault. She also won a silver medal in floor exercise, bringing her total Olympic medal count to 11.
Biles did not win an Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games, which were held in 2021. She withdrew from most events after experiencing the “twisties,” a dangerous loss of spatial awareness during aerial skills, but returned to win a bronze on balance beam.
The number 7 refers specifically to Olympic gold medals, not total Olympic medals or world-championship titles. That distinction explains why totals of 8 or 6 may appear in related discussions but are incorrect for this question.