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Sean Golden
Full nameSean Golden
Country representedUnited States
Born (1983-06-13) June 13, 1983 (age 41)
HometownCamden, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2005–2009
GymCypress Academy
Houston Gymnastics Academy
Team Chevron
Head coach(es)Kevin Mazeika
Retiredc. 2011
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 0 1 1
Total 0 1 1
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team

Sean Golden (born June 13, 1983) is a former American artistic gymnast and member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

Early life and education

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Golden was born as the youngest of six children to Patricia and Ron Golden, a police officer, and raised in Camden, New Jersey.[1][2] Golden was introduced to gymnastics at four years old as an outlet for his energy after he fell in love with the sport after watching it on television.[1][3] He quickly advanced within gymnastics, eventually being coached by Macey Watson.[1] He was the 1994 New Jersey state champion on the floor routine and finished third in the state all-around in 1996 via a second-place finish on the floor and third-place finishes on the rings and vault.[2]

Golden attended Camden High School and graduated in 2001.[1][4] He later attended Camden County College, but dropped out of the latter to focus on gymnastics training and joined his former coach Watson in Florida.[1][4]

Gymnastics career

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In 2004, Golden moved to Houston to work with former national team coach Kevin Mazeika.[1][4] He failed to make the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team at the 2005 Winter Cup, but was successful in joining following the 2005 USA Gymnastics National Championships where he was the national champion for the rings and vault.[1][4] He remained a fixture on every national team through the 2008 National Championships.[5] Ultimately, he was not selected to the 2008 Summer Olympics team which saw two of his roommates, Kevin Tan and Raj Bhavsar, chosen in some capacity.[6][7]

Internationally, Golden represented the United States at the 2007 Pan American Games and won a silver medal on the rings and a team bronze medal.

Golden's last competition was the 2011 Winter Cup.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Hayes, Marcus (June 17, 2008). "Golden's opportunity to make it to Beijing". Philadelphia Daily News. pp. 58–60. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Henry, Andrew (July 8, 1997). "Gymnastics has new Golden child". Courier-Post. Cherry Hill, New Jersey. pp. 1E–4E. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Whittaker, Celeste E. (August 9, 2001). "Camden gymnast Golden doing well". Courier-Post. Cherry Hill, New Jersey. pp. 1D–6D. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Whittaker, Celeste E. (October 12, 2005). "Destined to Dream". Courier-Post. Cherry Hill, New Jersey. pp. 1D–6D. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Past Men's Senior National Teams". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Hayes, Marcus (June 23, 2008). "Camden's Golden fails to make men's Olympic gymnastics team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Barron, David (June 18, 2008). "Gymnast Golden goes home for Olympic Trials". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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