Beijing Olympic Games

Updated: 2008-06-21

Birth Date: 01/19/1992

Program: Women’s Artistic

Level: Senior

Club: Chow’s Gymnastics

Coach: Liang Chow, Liwen Zhuang

Biography

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Johnson 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.

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

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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

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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

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International Competition Results

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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

LEGEND: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Bean | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie