FACTOIDS
Full Name: Shannon Miller
Nickname: Shannon
Birthday: March 10, 1977
Height: 5’ 1”
Hometown: Rolla, Mo.
Sports: Gymnastics
PROFILE
Shannon is the most decorated American gymnast, male or female, in history, having won more Olympic and World Championship Medals than any other American Gymnast.
She has been inducted into 5 Halls of Fame including the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Accomplishments and awards from her sport only begin to tell the story of this remarkable young woman. She has overcome many obstacles to achieve greatness; a true testimonial to all those who have a dream and work hard to achieve it. Shannon now hosts her own television show, has a summer sports camp, continues to travel the country speaking to many different groups and has recently founded the Shannon Miller Foundation dedicated to fighting childhood obesity.
Shannon remains involved with the sport of gymnastics on many levels. Following her role as an analyst for MSNBC's coverage of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Shannon began to commentate both men's and women's artistic gymnastics for NCAA events as well as National and International Elite competitions. Shannon enjoyed the opportunity to commentate for NBC's HDTV coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She now hosts her own weekly show, "Gymnastics USA with Shannon Miller" airing Sundays nights on CN8, the Comcast Network.
In addition, Shannon is currently an athlete representative for the women's program at USA Gymnastics and continues to conduct balance beam clinics for young gymnasts across the country.
Shannon also speaks professionally about leadership, setting goals and overcoming obstacles to achieve success. She has helped people of all ages, in all walks of life, understand the secret to making their dreams come true.
Shannon hosts her own television show, "Gymnastics 360° with Shannon Miller", a weekly show featuring coverage of Men’s and Women’s International Elite, NCAA and Junior Olympic gymnastics. Hosted by two-time Olympic gold medalist Shannon Miller, the weekly show features a combination of great gymnastics action and behind-the-scenes secrets.
Gymnastics 360° with Shannon Miller airs Sunday evenings on CN8-The Comcast Network.
