Shawn Johnson      Birth Date: 01/19/1992 Program: Women's Artistic Level: Senior Residence: West Des Moines, IA Club: Chow’s Gymnastics Coach: Liang Chow, Liwen Zhuang Biography Johnson earned four medals at the 2008 Olympic Games: gold on the balance beam, and silver in the team competition, all-around and floor exercise. She helped the U.S. women win the team gold medal at the 2007 World Championships, which was just the second world team title in U.S. history and the first won at a World Championships held outside of the United States. With her victory in the women’s all-around finals, Johnson joined Kim Zmeskal (1991), Shannon Miller (1993-94) and Chellsie Memmel (2005) as the only U.S. women to win a world all-around title. She also added a gold medal on floor exercise. It was the first time the USA won both the team and all-around gold medals at the same World Championships. The World Championships Team was named the U.S. Olympic Committee's Team of the Year for 2007. Johnson is the daughter of Doug and Teri. She is an honor roll student and has had three short stories published. She hopes to someday become a doctor or a gymnastics coach. Personal Information Hometown: West Des Moines, IA Began Gymnastics In: 1995 How did you get involved?: My mom says, "The wild child just needed something to do!" Favorite Gymnastics Thing: My faovrite parts about gymnastics are the interesting places you get to go and all of the different people and friends you get to make. Favorite Event: Balance Beam School: Valley High School Grade: 11th (Spring '08) Favorite School Subject: English Interests Outside the Gym Favorite Music/Book: Rascal Flatts/You Go Girl Favorite TV Show: Dharma and Greg, So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing With The Stars Favorite Food: Steak and chicken kabobs, and peaches and crčme corn on the cob Hobbies: scrapbooking, shopping Charity: walking animal shelter dogs National Competition Results 2008 Visa Championships, Boston, Mass.: 1st-AA, FX; 2nd-BB; 5th-UB 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics, Philadelphia, Pa.: 1st-AA, BB, FX; 2nd-VT; 4th-UB 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif.: 1st-AA, BB, FX; 3rd-UB 2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn.: 1st-AA, VT, BB, FX; 2nd-UB (Jr. Div) 2006 U.S. Classic, Kansas City, Kan.: 1st-AA; 2nd-VT, FX; 3rd-BB(T) (Jr. Div) 2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.: 10th-AA; 4th-VT; 9th-UB (Jr. Div) 2005 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, Va.: 3rd-AA, BB 2004 Women's Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championships, Kissimmee, Fla.: 1st-BB; 2nd-FX; 4th-AA; 4th-VT International Competition Results 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China: 1st-BB; 2nd-Team, AA, FX 2008 Tyson American Cup, New York, N.Y.: 2nd-AA 2008 Italy-Spain-Poland-USA competition, Jesolo, Italy: 1st-Team, AA 2007 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany: 1st-Team, AA, FX; 8th-BB 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 1st-Team, AA, UB, BB; 2nd-FX 2007 Tyson American Cup, Jacksonville, Fla.: 1st-AA 2007 USA vs Great Britain International Competition, Lisburn, Ireland: 1st-Team, AA, BB; 2nd-VT 2006 Junior Pan American Championships, Gatineau, Que., Canada: 1st-Team, BB, AA; 2nd-UB, FX (Jr. Div) 2006 International Gymnix, Montreal, Que., Canada: 1st-FX; 2nd-VT, 3rd-AA; 5th-UB 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii: 1st-Team, AA, VT, FX; 2nd-BB (Jr. Div) 2006 USA/Japan/New Zealand Competition, Houston, Texas: 1st-AA, VT, BB; 2nd-FX; 3rd-UB 2005 Top Gym Competition, Charleroi, Belgium: 1st-AA, VT, FX LEGEND: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Bean | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie