Samantha SHEEHAN

United States (USA)

Date of birth

20 May 1986 

Hometown

Villa Hills, Ky. 

Place of birth

Covington, Ky. 

Profession

Student

Height

 

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Children

 

Weight

 

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Start gymnastics

1989

Gender

 Female

Club

Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy 

Nickname

 

Head coach

May Lee Tracy 

Spouse name

 

Favourite apparatus

Bars and Floor Exercise 

 

World class in

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First competition

 

Last competition

 

Personal Info

Sheehan recently made her first U.S. National Team at the 2002 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the daughter of Kevin, an accountant, and Cindy, a pre-school director. She has a twin brother named Matt who plays hockey, and an older sister, Heather (1/15/84), who is in college. Sheehan's favorite school subjects are Literature and Government, and her favorite book is "A Child Called It" by David Peltzer. She enjoys listening to pop, rock, alternative, and Christian music, especially the band "Creed". Sheehan's gymnastics goals include making the 2003 World Championships team and the 2004 Olympic team. She also hopes to receive a college scholarship to compete in gymnastics. Her gymnastics role model is Shannon Miller,
while her life role models are her parents. Sheehan is interested in a future career as a lawyer, physical therapist, teac her, or sport psychologist.

 

Year

Competition

Team

AA

Vault

Uneven Bars

Beam

Floor

2002

36. World Championships

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3

 

National Competition 

 

World Championships, 2002, Debrecen, Hungary 

  with Elena Gomez

 

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