{"id":2264,"date":"2013-10-14T22:01:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T22:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2021-08-14T17:04:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T17:04:50","slug":"gold-medal-gymnast-shawn-johnson-to-speak-at-truman-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/gold-medal-gymnast-shawn-johnson-to-speak-at-truman-state","title":{"rendered":"Gold Medal Gymnast Shawn Johnson to Speak At Truman State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KIRKSVILLE, MO. &#8212; Former U.S. Olympic gymnast and &#8216;Dancing With The Stars&#8217; champion, Shawn Johnson, is scheduled to speak at Baldwin Auditorium at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri on Friday, October 25th, at 7 p.m. The event is free for all attending and tickets are available in the Student Activities Board office.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Shawn published her book, \u201cWinning Balance\u201d and announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics following a knee injury. She plans to talk about her experience in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, and how it positively influenced her to inspire others and her passion for life after her knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the following video showing all the behind-the-scenes clips as 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson proudly shows us all the awards and medals she has won over the years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video\"><object width=\"512\" height=\"304\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/auCJcP0Yo10?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p>Shawn Johnson was the 2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist and all-around and floor exercise silver medalist. In 2009, Johnson became the winner of the season eight edition of Dancing with the Stars, winning the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy. If you would like to book Olympic athletes like <a href=\"\/speaker\/shawn-johnson.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shawn Johnson<\/a> for a speaking engagement, autograph signing, guest appearance, product endorsement, charity fundraiser or corporate event, contact our booking agent for appearance and speaker fees or call 1.855.303.5450.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KIRKSVILLE, MO. &#8212; Former U.S. Olympic gymnast and &#8216;Dancing With The Stars&#8217; champion, Shawn Johnson, is scheduled to speak at Baldwin Auditorium at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri on Friday, October 25th, at 7 p.m. The event is free for all attending and tickets are available in the Student Activities Board 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