Rohan Sebastian
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| Country represented |  Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 14, 1991 Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Kurt Golder, Ivan Ivankov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rohan Mathew Sebastian (born March 14, 1991) is an artistic gymnast who has represented Ireland at numerous World Championships and European Championships.[1] He is the first Irish gymnast to qualify to the World University Games and also competed at the first ever European Games governed by the European Olympic Committees (EOC).[2][3] He was also a member of the two-time National Champion Michigan Wolverines men's gymnastics team.[4]
Early life
[edit]Sebastian was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland to parents Anthony and Veronique, both physicians educated in India.[5][6] He grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where he attended Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy training under World Champion and Olympic gymnast Ivan Ivankov.[7][8] Holding dual U.S. and Irish citizenship, he first represented Ireland at the 2008 European Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland.[6][7] Sebastian signed with the University of Michigan in 2009. As a freshman in 2010, he earned Michigan's first ever Big Ten Freshman of the Week award and helped lead Michigan to an NCAA Division 1 team championship as the lead off gymnast in the final rotation.[1] He was elected co-captain of the Michigan men's gymnastics team as a senior and led the team to another NCAA Team Championship and Big Ten Conference team championship, alongside US Olympian Samuel Mikulak.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rohan Sebastian". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan.
- ^ "Rohan Sebastian At The World University Game". gymnasticsireland.com. Gymnastics Ireland. 9 July 2013.
- ^ Ian O'Riordon (15 June 2015). "Both Ireland and the European Games themselves get off to meddling starts". The Irish Times.
- ^ a b Alex Taylor (14 May 2013). "Rohan Sebastian: The Selfless Champion". The Michigan Daily.
- ^ Jason Kersey (10 May 2007). "Gymnastics is more than just hobby to Rohan 2007 USA Junior Olympic Men's National Championship". NewsOK.com.
- ^ a b "IG Online Interview: Rohan Sebastian (Ireland/Michigan)". intlgymnast.com. International Gymnastics Magazine. 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Sebastian 30th at European Championship". bartconnergymnastics.com. Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy.
- ^ "Ivan Ivankov". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois.