Sean Townsend
Country represented United States
Born (1979-01-20) January 20, 1979
Temple, Texas, U.S.
HometownHouston, Texas
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team(1995, 1997, 1998-2007)
ClubHouston Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)Kevin Mazeika
Retired2008
Medal record
Representing  United States
Artistic Gymnastics
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 GhentParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place2001 GhentTeam

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.


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