Rohan Sebastian

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Rohan Sebastian
Country representedFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Born (1991-03-14) March 14, 1991 (age 33)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Hometown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
College team University of Michigan
Head coach(es) Kurt Golder, Ivan Ivankov
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Northern European Gymnastics Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Limerick Team All-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Greve Rings
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Greve Floor
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Greve High Bar
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Greve Team

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]

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Early life

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]

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