Shannon Miller Biography and Wiki
Shannon Lee Miller is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 1993 and 1994 world all-around champion, 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 most decorated U.S. female gymnast in Olympics history with a sum of seven medals.
Shannon Miller’s Age and Birthday
Miller was born on March 10, 1977, in Rolla, Missouri, The United States, She is 45 years of age as of early 2022.
Shannon Miller Height and Weight
Miller stands at 5 feet 1 inch weighing about 86 Ibs (39 kg)
Shannon Miller Education
Miller attended Edmond North High School, in Edmond, Oklahoma working with a flexible program that accommodated her training, travel, and competition schedule. ‘
In 2003, Miller graduated from the University of Houston with a B.B.A. in marketing and entrepreneurship. She then entered Boston College Law School later that same year and finished in 2007, but opted not to take the bar exam that a lawyer must pass in order to be admitted to the bar of that jurisdiction.
Shannon Miller Parents
Miller was born in Rolla, Missouri, and raised by her parents, Her mother Claudia Miller was a bank vice president, whereas her father Ron Miller was a professor at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Shannon Miller Husband
Miller has been married twice, initially to lawyer and ophthalmologist Christopher B. Phillips in June 1999.
The couple separated in 2004, and their divorce was finalized in 2006. While Phillips accused Miller of unfaithfulness with an espoused male athlete, Miller dismissed the claim, which did not count toward the divorce settlement.
In August 2007, Miller declared her engagement to John Falconetti, a businessman and the president of Drummond Press, and former chairman of the Republican executive committee of Duval County, Florida. The couple tied the knot on August 25, 2008.
Children
Shannon and her husband John have two children: a son named, John Rocco, born on October 28, 2009, and a daughter named Sterling Diane, born on June 25, 2013.
Shannon Miller Cancer
In February 2011, Miller announced that she had been diagnosed with germ-cell ovarian cancer, a few weeks later doctors extracted a baseball-sized cyst from one of her ovaries. She experienced three cycles of chemotherapy from March 7 to May 2, 2011. In September 2011, her doctor declared her healthy and cancer free.
Shannon Miller’s Net Worth
Shannon Miller is a former American artistic gymnast with an estimated net worth of $10 million as of 2022. This amount is mainly from her career as a pro athlete among other investments.