Shannon Miller and the Hall of Fame
April 30, 2006 by Sasha Manuel
Filed under Sports Rumors
Shannon Miller will be inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She has won seven Olympic medals in her discipline, Artistic Gymanstics. This made her the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history.
Breaking down the seven medals, three bronze, two silver and two gold. Five of which, the three bronze and two silver, she won during the 1992 Barcelona Games and the other two remaining, which were gold medals, were during the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Life after the Olympics, Miller is currently a law school student in Boston. She plans to finish it next year. She also is running her own television show, “Gymnastics USA with Shannon Miller,” that airs on the East Coast. And she has duties as honorary chairman of the Oklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon.
The other athletes who will be inducted with Miller are two members of the Soviet Union team, Vladimir Artemov and Natalia Kuchinskaya. The former won four gold medals in 1988 Seoul Games and the latter won a gold medal on the balance beam during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Another is Japan’s Eizo Kenmotsu, who won the all-around at the 1970 World Championships and was member of Japan’s teams that won gold medals during the 1968 Mexico City Games, 1972 Munich Games and 1976 Montreal Games.
Lastly, German Ulrich Spieth will be recognized with an International Order of Merit.
Hi my is aj mendoza francisco, 38 yrs of age from the island philippines. I admire shanon miller very much, i watch her during the barcelona olympic games. for me she’s the best gymnast of all time.
I wish to send me her picture with signature.