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Samantha Sheehan
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Sheehan at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Debrecen (HU) 22/11/2002
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Country representedFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1986-05-20) May 20, 1986 (age 32)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International
College teamUniversity of Georgia

Samantha Sheehan (born May 20, 1986) is an American artistic gymnast. She won the bronze medal on floor exercise at the 2002 World Championships. [1] Following her elite career she competed collegiately for the Georgia Gym Dogs.

Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses, with less time for vaulting. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite competition. Within individual countries, gymnastics is regulated by national federations, such as Gymnastics Canada in Canada, British Gymnastics in the United Kingdom and USA Gymnastics in the United States. Artistic gymnastics is a popular spectator sport at the Summer Olympic Games and other competitions.

The 36th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2002 at Főnix Hall.

University of Georgia public university located in Athens, Georgia, United States

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References

  1. "Samantha Sheehan". usagym.org. March 24, 2004. Retrieved May 5, 2013.