Julie Zetlin
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Full name | Julie Ashley Zetlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | June 30, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Bethesda, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2003–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Capital Rhythmics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Olga Kutuzova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julie Ashley Zetlin (born June 30, 1990) is a retired elite rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2010 U.S. Senior National Champion in
Personal life
Zetlin is Jewish,[2] and her mother Zsuzsi is a former Hungarian national champion in the sport.[3]
Career
Zetlin began rhythmic gymnastics instruction at the age of four.[4] She has been a member of the U.S. junior and senior national rhythmic gymnastics teams since 2004.[1] She trained with longtime coach Olga Kutuzova at Capital Rhythmics in Darnestown, Maryland.[5]
Junior career
In her final year as a junior competitor, Zetlin placed second all-around at 2005 Junior U.S. National Championships in
Senior career
In 2006, her first year in senior competition, she finished fourth all-around at 2006 Nationals in
Zetlin placed fourth all-around at 2008 Nationals in Houston, Texas, where she earned third-place finishes in rope, clubs, and ribbon.[1] At 2009 Nationals in Dallas, Texas, Zetlin placed third in the all-around, rope, ribbon and ball, and she earned a fourth-place finish in hoop.[6]
Zetlin placed 23rd all-around (99.025) at the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, Russia, where she became the first U.S gymnast to advance to the world all-around finals since Mary Sanders in 2003.[7] At the 2010 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Zetlin won the all-around, rope and ball, and she placed third in ribbon. The U.S. also earned the team silver medal in rhythmic gymnastics.[1]
She captured the all-around title at the 2010 U.S. National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, along with first-place finishes in hoop, ball and ribbon. She earned a second-place finish in rope.[1]
In September 2011, Zetlin was named to the U.S. team for the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships, which took place during September in
She was awarded a wildcard for the 2012 Olympic Games as the highest ranked gymnast from the Americas.[10] At the Olympic Games, she placed 21st in the qualifications and did not advance into the finals.[11]
Legacy
On December 15, 2015, it was announced that Zetlin had been inducted as a 2016 class of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bio: Julie Zetlin, USA Gymnastics". usa-gymnastics.org. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ "Munich Tragedy, Security Loom over Olympics". Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ "Profile: Julie Zetlin". teamusa.org. USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on April 3, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Katie Carrera (July 14, 2007). "Just 17, Zetlin Is at the Head of the Class". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ "About Us". Capital Rhythmics. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ "Julie Zetlin profile". shadeglobal.com. Shade Global. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ "Zetlin competes in World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships all-around finals". teamusa.org. USA Gymnastics. September 24, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ Amanda Turner (September 23, 2011). "Kanayeva Captures All-Around Gold for Second World Sweep". InternationalGymnast.com. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Pan American Games Concludes With 18 U.S. Medals". press release. USA Gymnastics. October 30, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ "Zetlin qualifies in rhythmic gymnastics for 2012 Olympic Games". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Zetlin wraps up rhythmic gymnastics at 2012 Olympics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics announces 2016 USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Class". Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2015.