The Life and Legacy of Shannon Miller

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The Life and Legacy of Shannon Miller Did you know there is a female gymnast who is ranked higher than any other females and even males in gymnastics? This woman’s name is Shannon Miller. If you have never heard her name mentioned you are about to. Shannon was born in Missouri, grew up in Oklahoma, took up gymnastics and later became a World Champion and United States Olympic gold medalist. Shannon Lee Miller was born on Thursday, March 10, 1997. Coming into the world was not all that spectacular. She almost came in without a name. Ron and Claudia, Shannon’s parents, along with other daughter Tessa lived in Rolla, Missouri at the time. Her parents had been tossing around names but could not settle on one. Even in the delivery room they had trouble making their choice. Shannon’s mother, Claudia, preferred more unique names and on the other hand her father liked more common ones. Claudia got the name Shannon from someone she who had suggested the name to her while she was in a bookstore. Claudia presented the name to Ron, and on the delivery table they agreed to name the baby Shannon. Her middle name, Lee, came from her paternal grandmother Mabel Lee, her parents loved the name so they decided to add it to Shannon’s. After Shannon was born, Ron began working as a professor. Soon after Ron got the new job, he was transferred to Oklahoma, Edmond to be exact. Approximately, six months after Shannon was born the family was moved to Edmond, a small town of around 60,000 people. Once they moved Shannon developed a quick interest in shopping. One afternoon Claudia had decided to take Tessa and Shannon shopping. She later realized this was not a very wise idea. After shopping around for a while, Claudia realized Shannon was missing. She imm... ... middle of paper ... ...he couple married on August 25, 2008 and later had a son named Rocco. In February 2001, Shannon revealed she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, after doctors found a baseball sized cyst. The cyst had been removed the previous month. After three rounds of chemotherapy from March 7 to May 2, 2011 she beat the cancer. On January 14, 2013 Shannon announced her husband and her were expecting their second child. Their daughter, Sterling Diane Falconetti was born in the summer of 2013. Shannon now lives at home in Rolla, Missouri with her husband and two children and is enjoying coaching a young children’s gymnastics team. Works Cited “Personal Info.” Usagym.org.2004.Web. 31 January.2014. Quiner, Krista. Shannon Miller: America’s Most Decorated Gymnast. East Hanover: The Bradford Book Company, 1997. Print. “Shannon Miller.” Ebscohost.com.2001.Web. 29 January. 2014.

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