Shawn Johnson East Shawn Johnson on top of the all-around podium at the 2008 U.S. National Championships. Personal information 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

Medal record Gymnastics Summer Olympics 2008 Beijing Balance beam 2008 Beijing All-around 2008 Beijing Team competition 2008 Beijing Women's floor World Championships 2007 Stuttgart Team competition 2007 Stuttgart All-around 2007 Stuttgart Floor Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro 2007 Team competition Rio de Janeiro 2007 All-around Rio de Janeiro 2007 Uneven Bars Rio de Janeiro 2007 Balance Beam Rio de Janeiro 2007 Floor

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.

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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