Brandy Johnson
Brandy Johnson | |
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Full name | Brandy Johnson-Scharpf |
Country represented | Women's artistic gymnastics |
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Brandy Johnson-Scharpf (born April 30, 1973,
A member of Brown's Gymnastics club in
During the buildup to the 1988 Olympics, Johnson moved to
Johnson opted to continue competing in 1989, returning to Brown's. It was a successful year for her, as she nearly swept the US National Championships, winning the all-around title and every event final, with the sole exception of uneven bars. She also achieved outstanding results as a member of the fourth-place US team at the 1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, coming in second on the vault and seventh in the all-around. Her AA placement was, at the time, the highest ever achieved by an American woman at Worlds. Her silver medal was the only one for an American gymnast in the competition. For her contributions to gymnastics in 1989, Johnson was nominated for the James E. Sullivan Award.
Johnson competed well in 1990, placing third in the all-around and winning vault and floor gold at the US Nationals and winning the Olympic Festival AA. She placed 5th AA in the 1990 World cup and was an event finalist on bars, beam, and floor. However, it also marked her last year of elite competition.
Johnson did not qualify for the 1990 Goodwill Games, and refused when
After retiring from elite gymnastics in 1990, Johnson worked for several years as a stunt double in Hollywood movies, including Bean, the film adaptation of the British television comedy Mr. Bean. She is now married, has one child (her daughter Sydney, who also competes in gymnastics), and is the owner of Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics in Clermont, Florida. Johnson also remains involved in the sport as a judge. In 2000, she was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
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- ^ Brennan, Christine (1990-07-28). "U.S. Soars, Falls Just Short of Soviets". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-03.