Sean Golden (born June 13, 1983) is a former American

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and member of the

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Early life and education

Golden was born as the youngest of six children to Patricia and Ron Golden, a

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, and raised in

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. 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. He quickly advanced within gymnastics, eventually being coached by Macey Watson. 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. Golden attended Camden High School and graduated in 2001. He later attended

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, but dropped out of the latter to focus on gymnastics training and joined his former coach Watson in

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Gymnastics career

In 2004, Golden moved to

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to work with former national team coach Kevin Mazeika. He failed to make the

at the 2005

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, but was successful in joining following the 2005

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where he was the national champion for the rings and vault. He remained a fixture on every national team through the 2008 National Championships. Ultimately, he was not selected to the

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team which saw two of his roommates, Kevin Tan and Raj Bhavsar, chosen in some capacity. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden, Sean 1983 births Living people American male artistic gymnasts Camden High School (New Jersey) alumni Gymnasts from New Jersey Sportspeople from Camden, New Jersey Gymnasts at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in gymnastics 21st-century American sportsmen