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Sean Townsend
Born (1979-01-20) January 20, 1979 (age 45)
Temple, Texas, U.S.
HometownHouston, Texas
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented United States
Years on national team(1995, 1997, 1998-2007)
LevelInternational Elite
ClubPearland Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)Kevin Mazeika
Retired2008
Medal record
Representing  United States
Artistic Gymnastics
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ghent Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ghent Team
U.S. National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Philadelphia All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2001 Philadelphia Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2001 Philadelphia Still Rings
Gold medal – first place 2001 Philadelphia Vault
Gold medal – first place 2001 Philadelphia Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2002 Cleveland Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2000 St-Louis All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2000 St-Louis Vault
Silver medal – second place 2003 Milwaukee Still Rings
Silver medal – second place 2006 St-Paul Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Indianapolis Still Rings
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sacramento Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Nashville Still Rings

Sean Townsend (born January 20, 1979 in Temple, Texas) is an American artistic gymnast. He was part of the US Men's gymnastics team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships team. He was part of the 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships team where he became world champion on Parallel Bars and helped his team win a silver medal in the Team final. He also qualified to the Men's Individual All Around final where he placed 8th.

In 2001, he was a finalist for the James E. Sullivan Award.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Profile - Sean Townsend". USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2012.