Gender: Female
Nationality: USA
Birthday: 1992. 1. 19
Constellation: Capricorn
Zodiac: sheep (according to the lunar calendar)
Height:1.45m.
Weight: 4 1 kg
Residence: West Des Moines, Iowa (satellite city of Des Moines) (USA)
Events: Gymnastics
A new star in American gymnastics won the individual all-around championship in this year's national championship. Won a gold medal and three silver medals at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Major achievements
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2007 World Championship Women's Team Champion Women's Individual All-around Champion Women's Floor Exercise Champion
2007 Pan American Games women's team champion women's individual all-around champion women's uneven bars champion women's balance beam champion women's floor exercise runner-up.
In 2007, the national championship women's individual all-around women's floor exercise champion, women's balance beam champion and women's uneven bars runner-up.
2008 Beijing Olympic Games women's balance beam champion women's team runner-up women's individual all-around runner-up women's floor exercise runner-up
personal file
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In 2007, at the Stuttgart Gymnastics World Championships, shawn johnson, a gymnast aged 15, further realized her gymnastics dream of China coach Qiao Liang. Johnson, who participated in the world championship for the first time, won three consecutive gold medals in team, all-around and floor exercise. It only took her two months to become the head of the American gymnastics team, Hua Dan, and was even praised by the media as the "Pocket Khorkina". But no matter success or failure, there will be a person standing behind her silently, giving her a warm hug, and that is China coach Qiao Liang of Johnson & Johnson Company.
Sean didn't meet his talent when he was a child.
Gymnastics is a bowl of youth rice, especially women's gymnastics. If you want to be famous, you have to debut early. Sean, who is now dazzling in everyone's eyes, almost missed the opportunity to stand on the podium of the world champion.
Shawn johnson 1992 65438+ 10/9 was born in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. She was in poor health when she was born, but she was very capable of learning. When she was 9 months old, she could already walk. By this time, the active Sean could not stop exercising.
At the age of three, naughty Sean was sent by his parents to learn dance, but they gradually discovered that dance was not suitable for this girl, "because she had too much energy to release." Sean's parents turned their attention to gymnastics.
But Sean's gymnastics road is even more uneven. Although she likes gymnastics very much, her first gymnastics coach didn't think highly of her, thinking that she only had strength but no talent. Sean only practiced for a short time and didn't attract much attention. At that time, Sean was five years old.
Qiao Liangben went to run a school in a foreign land.
Qiao Liang began to practice gymnastics in Beijing Xicheng Sports School at the age of 5, and 65438-0988 was elected as the vice captain of the national team. Qiao Liang made great achievements: 1989 member of the gymnastics world championships, won the bronze medal of the men's team; 1990 world cup Germany all-around and free exercise champion, rings runner-up; 1990 1 1 Main Team Champions of the 1st Asian Games. With such achievements, it was not difficult for Qiao Liang to stay in China as a coach, but he chose a bumpy road and continued his dream in another way.
After the Asian Games, Qiao Liang went to the United States to seek development. He studied English at the University of Iowa and worked as an assistant coach at the local gymnastics school. During his work-study program, he never gave up his dream of running a gymnastics school. "It was impossible to run a school in China at that time, but I very much hope to do so." With the funds accumulated during studying at the University of Iowa, Qiao Liang finally opened the "Joe's Gymnastics School" in Des Moines, Iowa in 1998, when Sean was just six years old.
Master and apprentice meet like father and daughter.
One is a newcomer to gymnastics and the other is a newcomer to the workplace. No one would have thought that their names would be household names in America in ten years.
Johnson's mother recalled that when she first met Qiao Liang, she knew that this China man would change the fate of this ordinary carpenter family. "I can't explain that feeling, but I know I can trust him." Terry Johnson said that she sent her daughter to the newly-built gymnastics school. Qiao Liang also fell in love with Johnson, who was only 6 years old at that time. "According to my years of training experience, I know that this child is very special. She really likes gymnastics. She likes to stay in the gym and she can always learn to move quickly. " Qiao Liang said that the most precious thing about little Johnson is that she can bear hardships. "She is a very strong child, both physically and mentally." "He is very kind to me, just like my father. His method is different from that of other coaches, but I'm not sure what the difference is, but his method is very effective. This is amazing, isn't it? " Speaking of teachers, shawn johnson said happily. In the world championships, Qiao Liang is always the first person to congratulate Sean when he finishes his game. Seeing Sean, Qiao Liang said it was like seeing his daughter: "We have a very good relationship, which is a fact. She is like my little daughter. You know, she began to practice gymnastics with me when she was 6 years old. At that time, she had no teeth! This blink of an eye is almost ten years. "
Ten years grinding a sword to create miracles.
After ten years of training, Johnson has grown rapidly. This year, he has just turned into the adult competition and ushered in a bumper harvest. Sean has successfully replaced Liu Jin as the absolute main force of the US team from a new gymnast two months ago, and Qiao Liang has also become the head coach of the US women's team.
At the Pan-American Games in July 2007, Sean and his teammates, who were only 15 years old, won the gold medal in the team competition, followed by three individual gold medals in individual all-around, balance beam and uneven bars and a silver medal in floor exercise. Shawn johnson won these four gold medals on her first appearance, which shocked the whole international gymnastics world. With the amazing performance of the Pan American Games, the American women's team asked her to replace Liu Jin as the core player of the women's team before going to the World Championships. Johnson didn't disappoint in the team and individual finals of the World Championships. In the team competition, she was the only American athlete who participated in all four events. Except for a slight mistake on the balance beam, she performed very well in other events, leading the United States to regain the gold medal from China. Women's individual all-around and floor exercise won the gold medal with excellent performance.
Now the little girl has set her eyes on next year's Beijing Olympic Games: "Winning the championship will increase my pressure for next year's Olympic Games. But I will try to do better. I like this. "