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Shannon Miller
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Shannon Lee Miller (b. March 10, 1977 in Rolla, Missouri) is the most decorated American gymnast. She won the all-around silver medal in the 1992 Olympics (losing the gold by the closest ever margin of victory, .012) as well as the silver medal on the balance beam, and bronze medals in the uneven parallel bars, floor exercise, and team competition. Miller became all-around world champion in 1993 and 1994. She was a member of the famous "Magnificent 7" gold medal winning gymnastics team (the first time the US Women won the team gold in Olympic competition) at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She also won the gold medal on the balance beam in the individual apparatus finals of these games. Miller was the U.S. national gymnastics champion in 1993 and 1996.
She has been world champion in every event except the vault, and an Olympic medallist in every event but the vault. Here, she is a twice Olympic finalist.
After her attempt to make the US team for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney was thwarted by injury, Miller concentrated on her education and now attends law school in Boston. Recently she has spoken out against the controversial new code and the abandonment of the Perfect 10, which has won her much admiration from fans.
Major medals:
1991 Worlds: 2nd team and bars 1992 Olympics: 3rd team, bars and floor, 2nd overall and beam 1993 Worlds: 1st overall, bars, floor 1994 Worlds: 1st overall, beam 1994 Team Worlds: 2nd team 1995 Worlds: 3rd team 1996 Olympics: 1st team, beam
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