Olympics Rio 2016: Superb Simone Biles claims women's all-around gold

An athlete who had been labelled the greatest ever female gymnast, even before she made her Olympic debut, proved that all the hype had not been misplaced as she mopped up the title by a margin of 2.100 points.

"I'm not a celebrity. I'm just Simone Biles, but it's amazing to be recognised for all of this success for myself and for team USA," the American said.

"I'm not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps, I'm the first Simone Biles. To me, I'm just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now. I feel like I did my job tonight."

Compatriot Aly Raisman claimed silver with a total of 60.098, while Russia's Aliya Mustafina settled for bronze.

"No one goes into this thinking they can beat Simone. I'm sure most people don't go into it thinking they can beat Usain Bolt either. So it's kind of the same thing," Raisman said.

"We are like sisters. I told her before today, I want you to win and I want second."

As Biles completed her final soaring tumbling pass on the floor, no-one in the Rio Olympic Arena needed to wait for the judges' verdict to realise they had just seen the gold-medal winning performance.

Biles' triumph made her the fourth successive American to win the title -- following the successes of Carly Patterson, Nastia Liukin and Gabby Douglas -- which is the longest winning streak by a country in the Olympic discipline.

She also became the first woman in 20 years to win back-to-back world and Olympic all around titles.

Great Britain's Ellie Downie finished in 13th spot, with 56.883.

Biles, USA: 62.198

Raisman, USA: 60.098

Mustafina, Russia: 58.665

Shang, China: 58.549

Black, Canada: 59.298