Which Final Five teammate won Olympic balance beam silver in 2016?

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Laurie Hernandez won Olympic balance beam silver in 2016 as a member of the Final Five.

The balance beam final was held on August 15, 2016, at Rio’s HSBC Arena. Hernandez scored 15.333 to finish second, behind Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands, who won gold with 15.466. Simone Biles, Hernandez’s U.S. teammate, earned bronze with 14.733 after a late balance check.

Hernandez qualified for the beam final in second place during the preliminary round, scoring 15.366. Her composed performance in the final became one of the defining moments of her Olympic debut. Earlier in the Games, she had also helped the United States win team gold with Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, and Madison Kocian.

The Final Five nickname referred to the 2016 U.S. Olympic team and its five members, not to five beam finalists. Madison Kocian was also on the team, but her Olympic silver came on the uneven bars rather than balance beam.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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