Shawn Johnson

  • Home: West Des Moines, IA
  • Birthdate: 1/19/1992
Biography
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
Goals: I hope to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games.
School: Valley High School
Grade: 10th (Fall '07)
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 cr?me corn on the cob
Hobbies: scrapbooking, shopping
Charity: walking animal shelter dogs

National Competition Results
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(t)-BB (Jr. Div)
2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.: 10th-AA, 4th-V, 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-AA; 1st-BB; 1st-Team; 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: 3rd-AA 2nd-Vt 5th-UB 1st-FX
2006 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii: 1st-AA , 1st-team, 1st-Vt, 1st-FX ; 2nd-BB (Jr. Div)
2006 USA/Japan/New Zealand Competition, Houston, Texas: 1st-AA 1st-Vt 3rd-UB 1st-BB 2nd-FX
2005 Top Gym Competition, Charleroi, Belgium: 1st-AA 1st-Vt 1st-FX
Visit the Official Site of USA Gymnastics
2016_logo_180cc