Elites

Sean Townsend
2006-2007 Senior National Team Member

2006 U.S. National team
2006 Glasgow World Cup, 3rd Parallel-Bars
2005 U.S. National Championships, 4th Vault, 8th High Bar, 12th Parallel Bars
2004 Olympic Trials, 4th All-Around
2004 National Championships, 3rd Still Rings, 7th Parallel Bars, 8th High Bar, 5th All   Around
2002 USA vs. The World, 3rd All-Around
2002 American Cup, 4th All-Around
2002 National Championships, 1st Parallel Bars, 2nd Still Rings, 4th Floor Exercise and   Pommel Horse, 5th All-Around
2001 World Champion Parallel Bars
2001 U.S. National Championships, 1st All-Around, 1st Floor Exercise, 1st Still Rings,   1st Parallel Bars
2000 U.S. Olympic Team, Sydney Australia, 5th Place Team

Background for young gymnasts
Age: 27; Began gymnastics at 10
Trained under: Kevin Mazeika
Fun places trained: USA, Japan
Awards: 2000 Olympic team member; 2001 World Championship winner; US National Championship winner; All-around long-time competitor.
Favorite event: Parallel bars
Advice: Listen to your coach, even if you’re doing things you don’t like (like conditioning!). Work hard on your weakest event.
Hobbies: Relaxing with friends, playing billiards

Sean Golden
2006-2007 Senior National Team Member

2006 Word Cup Competition, Moscow; 2nd-Vault
2006 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.; 2nd-Rings, 2nd-Vault
2005 World Championships (Ind. Event), Melbourne, AUS
2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.; T3rd-Floor, 1st-Rings, 1st-Vault
2005 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev

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Background for young gymnasts
Age: 23 Originally from New Jersey
Trained under: Mike and John Zack; Macey Watson; Kevin Mazeika
Fun places trained: All over the USA
Awards: 2005 USA National Champion Rings and Vault; 2005 World Cup team member; 2006 World Cup silver medalist Vault
Favorite Event: Rings
Advice: Allow yourself to achieve your goals
Hobbies: Likes to play billiards

Raj Bhavsar
2006-2007 National Team Member

2008 Olympic Team Member; 3rd Place Team
2004 Olympic Team Member – Alternate; 2nd Place Team
2004 Still Rings National Champion
2003 World Championships Team Silver Medalist
2003 Vault National Champion
2002 NCAA All-Around Champion
2001 World Championships Team Silver Medalist
2001 NCAA Champion
1999 Sr. Pan American Games

Background for young gymnasts
Age: 26; Began gymnastics at age 3
Trained at: Cypress Academy and Ohio State University
Fun places trained: Rio de Janeiro, Moscow and Hawaii
Awards: 6-time TX state champion; NCAA Champion; Ohio State Athlete of the Year; 2004 Olympic Team Alternate; 2008 Olympic Team Member
Favorite event: Rings
Advice: Stick with it. It’s o.k. to not win everything when you are younger. Your time will come; just have fun and train hard. Believe in your abilities.
Hobbies: Likes to climb things that non-gymnasts can’t and likes rally car driving!