Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller
Miller at the Art of the Olympians in Fort Myers, Florida in July 2015
Personal information
Full nameShannon Lee Miller
Country represented United States
Born (1977-03-10) March 10, 1977 (age 47)
Rolla, Missouri, U.S.
HometownEdmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height5 ft (152 cm)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team1989–1997 (USA)
ClubDynamo
Former coach(es)Steve Nunno, Peggy Liddick
RetiredAugust 20, 2000
Medal record
International gymnastics competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 2 3
World Championships 5 3 1
Goodwill Games 2 3 0
Pan American Games 4 1 0
Total 13 9 4
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around (OG/WC) 3 3 2
Uneven Bars (OG/WC) 1 1 1
Balance Beam (OG/WC) 2 1 0
Vault (OG/WC) 0 0 0
Floor Exercise (OG/WC) 1 0 1
Total 7 5 4
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona All Around
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Floor Exercise
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham All Around
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brisbane All Around
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brisbane Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 1991 Indianapolis Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Indianapolis Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 1994 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sabae Team
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 St Petersburg Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 1994 St Petersburg Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 1994 St Petersburg All-Around
Silver medal – second place 1994 St Petersburg Vault
Silver medal – second place 1994 St Petersburg Uneven Bars
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata All Around
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Vault

Shannon Lee Miller (born March 10, 1977) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 1993 and 1994 world all-around champion, the 1992 Summer Olympics all-around silver medallist, the 1996 Olympic balance beam champion, the 1995 Pan American Games all-around champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning Magnificent Seven team at the 1996 Olympics.

Miller is the second most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympics history, with a total of seven medals, surpassed only by Simone Biles in 2024. With a combined total of 16 World Championships and Olympic medals between 1991 and 1996, she is the second-most decorated American gymnast, male or female, surpassed only by Simone Biles. She was also the most successful American athlete at the 1992 Olympics, winning five medals.[1]

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Shannon Miller". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2022.