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Julie Zetlin

Julie Zetlin
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Personal information
Full name Julie Ashley Zetlin
Country represented  United States
Born (1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 (age 26)
Hometown Bethesda, Maryland
Discipline Rhythmic Gymnastics
Level Senior International
Years on national team 2003–12
Gym Capital Rhythmics
Head coach(es) Olga Kutuzova
Retired 2012

Julie Ashley Zetlin (born June 30, 1990) is a veteran elite rhythmic gymnast who is the 2010 U.S. Senior National Champion in Rhythmic Gymnastics. In February 2012, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) awarded Zetlin a wild-card berth to compete at the 2012 Summer Games in London, England.

Zetlin is Jewish, and her mother Zsuzsi is a former Hungarian national champion in the sport.

Zetlin began rhythmic gymnastics instruction at the age of four. She has been a member of the U.S. junior and senior national rhythmic gymnastics teams since 2004. She trains with longtime coach Olga Kutuzova at Capital Rhythmics in Darnestown, Maryland.

In her final year as a junior competitor, Zetlin placed second all-around at 2005 Junior U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, and she won the junior titles on rope, hoop, clubs and ribbon. In 2002, she competed in her first Junior Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio, where she placed 12th all-around. At 2004 Junior Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee, she placed second in the all-around, rope, clubs and ribbon, as well as third in ball.

In 2006, her first year in senior competition, she finished fourth all-around at 2006 Nationals in St. Paul, Minnesota, and she placed first in rope and clubs. She also placed fifth all-around and fourth in rope at the 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii, where the U.S. captured the team gold medal. She notched a third-place finish in the all-around at 2007 Nationals in San Jose, California, where she won ribbon, placed second in hoop and placed third in ribbon and clubs.

Zetlin placed fourth all-around at 2008 Nationals in Houston, Texas, where she earned third-place finishes in rope, clubs, and ribbon. At 2009 Nationals in Dallas, Texas, Zetlin placed third in the all-around, rope, ribbon and ball, and she earned a fourth-place finish in hoop.


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