Shawn Machel Johnson East (born January 19, 1992)[1][2] is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic women's balance beam gold medalist.
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Shawn Johnson on top of the all-around podium at the 2008 U.S. National Championships. |
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Full name: | Shawn Machel Johnson East |
Country Represented: | United States |
Date of birth: | (1992-01-19) January 19, 1992 (age 32) |
Place of birth: | West Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
Height: | 4 ft 9 in |
Discipline: | Women's Artistic Gymnastics |
Level: | Senior International Elite |
Years on National Team: | 2004 – |
Club: | Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute |
Head coach(es): | Liang Chow |
Assistant coach(es): | Liwen Zhuang |
Music: | August's Rhapsody from August Rush |
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Johnson East is the daughter of Doug and Teri Johnson. Her parents put her in a gymnastics class after they saw her climbing up cabinets and jumping down from tables. When she was six, Liang Chow opened a gymnastics school in her city. She was one of Chow's first students when he opened the school.
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