U.S. Olympic Athletes
Julie Zetlin
 Biography | |
| Zetlin is the youngest child of Zsuzsi, a fitness director, and Mark, a car sales manager. She has one sister and Zetlin's mother was a former national champion in Hungary for rhythmic gymnastics. Zetlin enjoys dancing, swimming, skiing and surfing. She has several ideas for future careers, including being an actress, reporter or businesswoman. She hopes to compete in the Olympic Games someday, and she says her role models include her mother and Mary Sanders. | |
| Personal Information | |
| Hometown: Bethesda, Began Gymnastics In: 1994 How did you get involved?: my mom was a rhythmic gymnast in Hungary, so when she found a rhythmic club, she took me out of artistic and enrolled me in rhythmic. After I starteed I didn't want to stop. Favorite Gymnastics Thing: traveling the world,performing, representing the USA, meeting new people, competing Favorite Event: rope, clubs, hoop, but mostly depends on the routine Goals: to make World Championships, and go to the Olympics, and always perform to the best of my ability, and to always do it from my heart School: Allied National High School, Potomac Tutors School Grade: 11th Favorite School Subject: English | |
| Interests Outside the Gym | |
| Favorite Music/Book: I like almost all music, except for metal and country Favorite TV Show: America's Next Top Model, Project Runway, The OC, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance Favorite Food: Chinese/Thai Food, Fruit, Tea Hobbies: dance, modeling, acting, performing, Charity: Tiger Missing Link Foundation: my mother foundation, help coaching at my gym, help out at competitions | |
| National Competition Results | |
| 2008 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.: 3rd-AA 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif.: 1st-RB; 2nd-HP; 3rd-AA, RP, CL 2007 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.: 2nd-AA 2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn.: 1st-RP, CL; 4th-AA, RB; 5th-BA 2006 Eastern Championships, College Park, Md.: 1st-AA 2006 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.: 2nd-AA 2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.: 1st-RP, HP, CL, RB; 2nd-AA 2005 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.: 1st-AA 2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn.: 2nd-AA, RP, CL, RB; 3rd-BA (Jr. Div) 2004 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.: 1st-AA (Jr. Div) 2003 Eastern Championships, Tampa Bay, Fla.: 5th-AA (Jr. Div) 2003 Western Championships, St. Paul, Minn.: 4th-AA (Jr. Div) 2003 American Classic, Boston, Mass.: 3rd-AA 2002 U.S. Championships, Cleveland, Ohio: 12th-AA (Jr. Div) 2002 Eastern Championships, New Orleans, La.: 11th-AA (Jr. Div) 2002 Western Championships, Portland, Ore.: 9th-AA (Jr. Div) 2002 Level 9 Championships, Houston, Texas: 3rd-AA | |
| International Competition Results | |
| 2007 World Championships, Patras, Greece: 2007 Senior Pan Am Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 2nd-RB; 4th-AA 2006 Deventer Masters Grand Prix, Deventer, Netherlands: 15th-AA 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii: 1st-Team; 4th-RP; 5th-AA 2005 XIX Tourneio Internacional de Portimao, Portimao, Portugal: 4th-RP, HP; 5th-AA; 6th-CL; 7th-RB 2005 Coupe d'Opale, Calais, France: 3rd-RP; 4th-CL; 5th-AA, HP; 6th-RB 2004 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, San Salvador, El Salvador: 1st-Team; 2nd-AA, RB; 3rd-BA 2004 Coupe d'Opale, Calais, France: 4th-AA |