Simone Biles won four medals at the Paris Olympics (Source: Getty)

"That was incredible..I was in tears of joy": Simone Biles husband Jonathan Owens weighs in on gymnast's historic campaign at Paris Olympics

Modified Sep 14, 2024 03:48 GMT

Simone Biles' husband Jonathan Owens spoke of her exploits at the Paris Olympics. The gymnast was one of the stars of the quadrennial event, winning four medals.

Biles made her third Olympic appearance in Paris 2024, helping the United States women's contingent win the team event. She then won the all-around event, finishing ahead of Rebeca Andrade and Suni Lee. The 27-year-old's third gold came in the vault event, where she edged out Andrade, while Jade Carey claimed bronze.

Biles' Paris Olympics campaign concluded with a silver medal in floor exercise.

Jonathan Owens was present to watch his wife compete and win medals in the French capital. Owens spoke on the same while appearing on his Chicago Bears teammate Kevin Byard's podcast "Intercepted with Kevin Byard".

The 29-year-old was asked about his favorite moments in Paris and he spoke about the culture and Simone Biles' triumphs. Owen said that he was in tears of joy.

"Honestly man just being like, in the culture man, and obviously just seeing her get those three gold medals man, that was like, incredible. I was, you know, in tears of joy up there for, I mean, her family," Owens said.

"Afterwards, me and all her family, we all pictures with her medal and, just even holding it, bro I'm like... it's heavier than you think, and it's like, they made, a piece of it is from the Eiffel Tower, so they all have a piece of the Eiffel Tower on the Paris gold medals," he added.

Simone Biles' Paris 2024 exploits take her Olympic medal tally to 11

Simone Biles in attendance at US Open 2024 (Source: Getty)

Simones Biles' impressive performances in Paris saw her Olympic medal tally rise to 11 from seven. The 27-year-old made her Games debut in Rio 2016, winning four gold medals in the all-around, vault, floor exercise, and team events. She also clinched a bronze in balance beam.

The following edition in Tokyo 2020 saw Biles win a silver in the team event and a bronze in the balance beam event.

Apart from her heroics at the Paris Olympics, the American also won the balance beam event at the Core Hydration Classic, followed by gold medals in all competitions at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

Biles' performances saw her qualify for the Olympic trials, where she won the all-around and floor exercise events. The 27-year-old came second in uneven bars while finishing fourth in the balance beam event.