Another Shawn Johnson Getting Attention

U.S. gymnasts Shawn Johnson, left, and Nastia Liukin listen to their national anthem during the medal ceremony for the balance beam apparatus finals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008. Johnson won the gold, Liukin the silver medal. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Sep 1, 2008 at 12:46 PM CST

Story Updated: Sep 1, 2008 at 12:46 PM CST

DES MOINES (AP) - Shawn Johnson wishes the attention would stop. No, not that Shawn Johnson.

Dr. Shawn Johnson, a 35-year-old osteopathic doctor in Des Moines, says he is getting tired of people confusing him for the 16-year-old Olympic gold-winning gymnast from West Des Moines.

Johnson, the doctor, says he has received dozens of late-night calls from people looking for the gymnast. He also says his page on the social-networking Web site Facebook has been deluged with friend requests, although his page shows a picture of a bespectacled man with a Chicago Cubs baseball cap - not the girl who won three silver medals and one gold medal during the Beijing Olympics earlier this month.

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