Simone Biles' viral picture with NBA icon Shaquille O'Neal resurfaces after gymnast wins historic Olympic gold

Simone Biles' history-making capacity successful Paris has prompted fans to excavation retired her viral image alongside Shaquille O'Neal.

Back successful February 2017, nan 4ft 8ins gymnast posted a photograph pinch nan NBA legend, who stands astatine 7ft 1ins.

'Hey Shaq,' Biles wrote alongside nan picture, successful which she hardly reaches nan midriff of nan erstwhile hoops star.

The image went viral astatine nan clip and it has now resurfaced aft Biles won a 5th Olympic golden successful nan gymnastics squad last connected Tuesday.

One instrumentality re-posted nan image connected societal media and wrote: 'During her level routine, nan apical of (Biles') caput sewage to 12ft supra nan floor. 

'That intends she tin jump complete Shaq. I conjecture group really tin fly'

Biles, already nan astir dressed up gymnast of each time, drew a big of A-listers to Tuesday's last successful France, pinch Bill Gates, Spike Lee and Serena Williams among those spotted successful nan stands.

The 27-year-old won a first Olympic golden since Rio 2016 arsenic nan American squad cruised to victory with an peerless people of 171.296.  

She is now officially nan astir dressed up American gymnast successful Olympic history, having secured her eighth badge - 1 much than Shannon Miller. 

Hours aft nan win, Biles' hubby Jonathan Owens toasted his wife's success. The brace posed for pictures arsenic he wore nan gymnast's medal. 

'Witnessing history each clip you measurement connected nan mat,' NFL prima Owens wrote connected societal media. 

'Congrats babe connected becoming nan astir dressed up American gymnast successful Olympic history!!!!'

'Just wow!!!! 8 of them!!!!! So thankful I was location to spot it.'