Athlete Shannon Miller won seven Olympic medals in gymnastics during the 1992 and 1996 Games. On April 28, 2009, People magazine reported Miller and her husband, Florida businessman John Falconetti, are expecting their first child.People: Mom-to-Be Olympian Shannon Miller (April 28, 2009)
Shannon Miller Foundation
- The Shannon Miller Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting childhood obesity. As part of her efforts to teach children a healthy lifestyle, Miller's Foundation held a Shannon Miller Kids’ Marathon. With the assistance of the Police Athletic League (PAL) of Jacksonville, Florida, participants, ages 7-14, were introduced to a 12 week program where they ran or walked 25 miles over the course of 12 weeks. The last 1.2 miles was run on Race Day, and when the kids crossed the finish line, they will have run 26.2 miles, the entire distance of an Olympic marathon.Official Site: Shannon Miller Foundation
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Hometown
Rolla, Missouri
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Spouse
John Falconetti
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The Most Decorated American Gymnast, male or female, in historyOfficial Site: Shannon Miller
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Has won more Olympic and World Championship Medals than any other U.S. gymnastOfficial Site: Shannon Miller
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Inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame as an individual and with her Olympic team matesOfficial Site: Shannon Miller
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Graduated from the University of Houston with a BBA in Marketing and EntrepreneurshipOfficial Site: Shannon Miller
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Graduted from Boston College with a law degreeOfficial Site: Shannon Miller
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2007
Appointed Co-Chair of the Governor's Council on Physical FitnessOfficial Site: Shannon Miller
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2008
A member of the board of the Florida Sports Foundation, appointed by Florida Governor Charlie CristOfficial Site: Shannon Miller
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Writes a column called Shannon Says for Inside GymnasticsOfficial Site: Shannon Miller
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