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Shannon Miller
Fast Facts:
Residence: Edmond, Okla.
Birth Date/Place: March 10, 1977/Rolla, Mo.
Club: Dynamo Gymnastics
Coach: Steve Nunno, Peggy Liddick
School: University of Oklahoma
Year in School: Freshman
Years on National Team: 7 (1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97)
Began Gymnastics: 1982
Favorite Apparatus: Uneven bars, balance beam
Hobbies: Reading, shopping, going to movies
1995 World Championships Bronze Medalist
1994 Team World Championships Silver Medalist
1994 World Champion (2 Gold Medals)
1993 World Champion (3 Gold Medals)
1992 Olympian (2 Silver & 3 Bronze Medals)
1991 World Championships (2 Silver
Medals)
Biography
Shannon
Miller was a member of the first ever Gold Medal Olympic Team in 1996.
She also won the gold medal on beam. Her total Olympic medal count now
stands at, two gold, two silver and three bronze. She is the most decorated
American gymnast, winning more Olympic and World Championships medals than
any other American gymnast, male or female, in history. She has earned
seven Olympic medals and nine World Championships medals. Shannon is the
only American in history to win two consecutive World Championships all
around titles. Internationally, only three female gymnasts had accomplished
this feat prior to Shannon's performance in 1994. Her second place finish
at the 1992 Olympics was the highest all around finish by an American gymnast
at a non boycotted Games, and her tally of five medals (2 silver, 3 bronze)
was the most medals won by a USA athlete. She is the 1995 Pan American
Games Champion and 1994 Goodwill Games Champion. She is a three time Sullivan
Award nominee (1993, 1994 and 1995), an award honoring the top amateur
athlete in the USA. Shannon won the 1994 Dial Award, America's most coveted
award for high school seniors, and at the USA Gymnastics Congress, she
was named 1994 Athlete of the Year. Shannon was the 1994 inaugural recipient
of the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award. Also in 1994, Shannon was named
a Team Xerox Olympian. She was presented the Master of Sport Award, one
of the highest honors one can receive in the sport, in September 1993 at
the USA Gymnastics Congress. She was named the USOC SportsWoman of the
Month for March and April 1993 and April 1994. Shannon was one of four
finalists for the Zaharias Award in 1992, 1993 and 1994. Shannon has a
long list of accomplishments but in addition she frequently works with
many charity organizations.
International Competition
1997- International 3 on 3 Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas; 3rd-Team (Meaghan Muller and John Roethlisberger
1996- Olympic Games, Atlanta, Ga.; 1st-Team, 1st-BB, , 8th-AA, 8th-V
1995- World Championships, Sabae, Japan; 12th-AA, 3rd-Team, 7th-UB, 4th(t)-BB
1995- Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina; 1st-Team, AA, UB & FX, 2nd-V
1995- McDonald's American Cup, Seattle, Wash.; 4th-AA, 2nd-UB & FX (prelims.)
1994- Team World Championships, Dortmund, Germany; compulsories only-did not complete competition
1994- Goodwill Games, St. Petersburg, Russia; 2nd-AA, 4th-Team, 1st-BB & FX, 2nd-VT & UB
1994- Budget Rent a Car Invitational: USA vs. Romania, Worcester, Mass.; 2nd-Team, 1st-AA
1994- World Gymnastics Championships, Brisbane, Australia; 1st-AA & BB, 4th-FX, 7th-V
1993- Hilton Challenge (Belarus, Ukraine and USA), Los Angeles, Calif.; 1st-AA, 1st-Team
1993- World Gymnastics Championships, Birmingham, Great Britain; 1st-AA & UB & FX, 8th-BB
1993- McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 1st-AA & V & UB & FX
1993- Reebok International Mixed Pairs, Atlanta, Ga.; 4th-AA (with Lance Ringnald)
1992- Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain; 2nd-AA & BB, 3rd-Team, 3rd-UB & FX, 6th-V
1992- McDonald's International Mixed Pairs, Tallahassee, Fla.; 1st-AA (with Scott Keswick)
1992- McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 3rd-AA
1991- DTB Pokal, Stuttgart, Germany; 3rd-AA, 1st(t)-FX, 2nd-UB, 3rd-V
1991- Arthur Gander Memorial, Montreux, Switzerland; 1st-AA & V & UB & BB (10.00) & FX
1991- Swiss Cup, St. Gallen, Switzerland; 1st-AA (with Scott Keswick) (10.00-BB)
1991- World Gymnastics Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.; 6th-AA, 2nd-Team, 2nd(t)-UB, 4th(t)-FX, 6th-V & BB
1991- USA vs. Romania, Houston, Texas; 3rd(t)-AA, 1st(t)-BB, 3rd(t)-FX
1991- McDonald's International Mixed Pairs, Atlanta, Ga.; 9th-AA (with Patrick Kirksey)
1991- McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 3rd-AA (preliminaries)
1990- Catania Cup, Catania, Italy; 1st-AA & V & BB & FX, 2nd-UB
1990- McDonald's Challenge: USA vs. USSR, San Jose, Calif.; 6th-AA
1990- The Pyramid Challenge: USA vs. GDR, Memphis, Tenn.; 7th-AA
1990- Canadian Cup, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 9th-AA
1990- McDonald's International Mixed Pairs, Villanova, Pa.; 17th-AA (with Tom Schlesinger)
1990- McDonald's American Cup, Fairfax, Va.; 6th-AA (preliminaries)
1989- International Junior Gymnastics Competition, Yokohama, Japan; 6th-AA
1988- Junior Pan American Games, Ponce, Puerto Rico; 2nd-AA, 3rd-UB
1996 Coca-Cola National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn.; 1st-AA
1995 World Team Trials, Austin, Texas; 2nd-AA
1995 Coca-Cola National Championships, New Orleans, La.; 2nd-AA, 1st-V, 3rd-FX
1995 American Classic/Pan American Games Trials, Oakland, Calif.; 1st-AA, 2nd-V & UB, 1st-BB & FX
1994 Coca-Cola National Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; 2nd-AA, V, UB, BB & FX
1993 Coca-Cola National Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 1st-AA & UB & FX, 2nd-V, 3rd-BB
1993 U.S. Olympic Festival, San Antonio, Texas; 1st-AA & V & BB & FX, 2nd-UB, 1st-Team
1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, Baltimore, Md.; 1st-AA
1992 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio; compulsories only
1991 World Championships Team Trials, Indianapolis, Ind.; 4th-AA
1991 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; 7th-AA, 1st-BB, 3rd-V, 6th-FX
1991 U.S. Classic, Huntington Beach, Calif.; 2nd-AA & BB & FX
1990 American Classic, Tempe, Ariz.; 2nd-AA, 1st-BB & FX
1990 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 8th-AA, 5th-FX, 6th-BB
1989 U.S. Olympic Festival, Oklahoma City, Okla.; 3rd-AA, 1st-UB, 5th-BB, 6th-FX (Junior National Championships)
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