Biography
19, 1992 in Des Moines, IA, Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson began her athletic career at three years old when her parents enrolled her in gymnastics class after finding her jumping and tumbling off of tables. At six, she joined forces with former gymnast and coach Liang Chow, who went on to steer Johnson to Olympic silver at the 2008 games in Beijing. Training less than others her age, Johnson was able to maintain honor roll …
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Career Milestones
| Began taking gymnastics classes at three years old | ||
1998 | Joined forces with former gymnast and coach Liang Chow | |
2006 | Won the U.S. Junior National All-Around Championship | |
2007 | Won the all-around at the U.S. National Championships and the World Championships | |
2008 | Made a cameo appearance on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (ABC Family) | |
2008 | Publishing the book, Shawn Johnson: Olympic Champion: Stories Behind the Smile | |
2008 | Traveled the US as a member of "The Tour of Gymnastics Superstars" | |
2008 | Won two individual Olympic silver medals and a Gold metal at the 2008 games in Beijing | |
2009 | Competed on the eighth season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars"; became the youngest winner of the competition | |
2009 | Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star | |