Sunisa “Suni” Lee is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic all-around champion and uneven bars bronze medalist. She was a member of the teams that won gold at the 2019 World Championships and silver at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Suni Lee: Ethnic Background| Age| Parents Ethnicity| Dad
Ethnic Background:
Eighteen-year-old Suni Lee is a six-time member of the U.S. women’s national gymnastics team and is the first Hmong American Olympic gymnast. She was also part of the Olympic team that won gold in the 2019 World Championship. Born and raised in St.Paul, Minnesota, Suni’s parents fled from Laos during the Vietnam War.
The Tokyo Olympics are in full swing with athletes from around the world competing to make their countries proud. All the games’ participants have the eyes of the world on them and Sunisa “Suni” Lee is no exception.
Age:
The age of Sunisa Lee is just 18 years.
Lee earned a spot in the all-around contest after placing third in the qualifying event but she wasn’t expected to take home the gold while competing beside the GOAT, Simone Biles.
Parents Ethnicity:
Lee is the first Hmong-American Olympian, with both parents immigrating to the U.S. from Laos. She was born Sunisa Phabsomphou to her mother, Yeev. When she was 2 years old, Yeev met John Lee, a recently divorced dad with two children, and began dating him, according to an ESPN interview with the family.