Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson: Biography in Details

Who is Shawn Johnson?

Shawn Johnson is a former American gymnast. She held the title of the US all-around championship by winning it once as a junior and twice as a senior gymnast.

She was the winner of a dance reality show Dancing with the Stars S8.

Shawn Johnson: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

She was born on Jan 129, 1992 in Des Moines, Iowa, US. Her ethnicity is Caucasian.

The only daughter of Doug and Teri Johnson, Shawn’s full name is Shawn Machel Johnson, at the age of 3 she was introduced to Gymnastic.

Shawn went to Gymnastic School at the age of six where Liang-chow was her first tutor.

Shawn Johnson went to Valley High School to start her education and was very fond of Nutritioamiliar with football and Dances.

Later on, Shawn and her mother shifted to Los Angeles and she leaves that public school and has to finish her education with a private tutor. In 2013, Shawn started studying Sports Psychology.

Shawn Johnson: Professional Life, Career

Junior Olympic National Championship is the first championship from where Shawn started her career, she was 12 years old then.

Tyson American Cup was her first game as a senior gymnast where she grabbed the all-around title.

She also debuted at World Artistic Gymnastics Championship helping the US team win the gold, becoming the only gymnast to participate in all four events.

Lastly in 2012, due to her knees problems, she retired from gymnastics in 2010.

After leaving the gymnastic she was seen in Dancing with the Stars Season 15 and was a runner-up.

Shawn Johnson was honored with various awards like Longines Prize for Elegance, Germany in 2007, Teen Choice Award as Female Athlete in 2008, American Most-Liked Sports Figure in 2009, Most Famous Living Sports Figure by Des Moines Register in 2010, and much more.

As an Author

Shawn Johnson has also released several books. Her first book came out in Dec 2008 titled Shawn Johnson: Olympic Champion: Stories Behind the Smile.

Then in 2012 and 2016, her book Winning Balance: What I’ve Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams and novel The Flip Side was published respectively.

Salary, Net worth

Now coming to her income her salary tremendously got increased year by year from $572,337 in 2011 to 2012 and in the year 2015-2016, she was greeted by a salary of 1,217,647.

Her net worth of around $9 million.

Stalker’s Arrest

Shawn Johnson was participating in the 8th season of Dancing With The Stars when a stalker named Robert O’Ryan was arrested.

This incident happened in March 2009, and he was caught with guns, duct tape, zip ties, and love letters.

However, this stalker was released for a reason of mental imbalance and was sent to Patton State Hospital for five years.

Rumors and Controversy

This athlete was rumored to have hooked up with Taylor Phinney, a cycler in 2008.

She was also linked with Derek Hough and Mark Ballas both dancers in 2005.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Shawn Johnson has a height of 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 45 kg.

Her hair color is brown and her eye color is hazel brown.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Shawn Johnson is active on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

She has more than 1.1 million followers on Facebook, over 466.3k followers on Twitter, and around 2.6 million followers on Instagram.

This sportsperson has her own website.

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