Liang Chow
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Liang Chow (born January 1, 1968 in Beijing
) is a former gymnast and the personal coach of the 2008 Olympic gold medalist, Shawn Johnson
.
Chow was on China's national gymnastics team for more than a decade, winning international and national medals.
He came to the United States
in 1990. He accepted an English scholarship and a coaching position at the University of Iowa.
In 1998, he and his wife Liwen Zhuang moved to West Des Moines, Iowa
and opened Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute. They have one child, named Kevin. Chow became a U.S. citizen in 2002.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
) is a former gymnast and the personal coach of the 2008 Olympic gold medalist, Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson
Shawn Machel Johnson is an American artistic gymnast. She was the 2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist and all-around, and floor exercise silver medalist, the 2007 all-around World Champion, and the 2007 and 2008 U.S. all-around champion...
.
Chow was on China's national gymnastics team for more than a decade, winning international and national medals.
He came to the United States
United States
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in 1990. He accepted an English scholarship and a coaching position at the University of Iowa.
In 1998, he and his wife Liwen Zhuang moved to West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 53,889 residents lived there in...
and opened Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute. They have one child, named Kevin. Chow became a U.S. citizen in 2002.