Sean Rosenthal
Sean Rosenthal | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sean Michael Rosenthal | ||
Nickname | Superman | ||
Nationality | United States | ||
Born | Torrance, California, USA |
June 19, 1980 ||
Hometown | Redondo Beach, California, USA | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Beach volleyball information | |||
Current teammate | |||
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Sean Michael Rosenthal (born June 19, 1980) is an American beach volleyball player.
He and his former partner, Jake Gibb, represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games and 2012 Olympic Games in beach volleyball.
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Early life
Rosenthal was born in Torrance, California. He was raised by his mother, Laura Hurlburt.[1] He attended Redondo Union High School. Rosenthal made his AVP debut as a 16-year-old in 1997 with his partner Dale Smith who was 36. Rosenthal did not attend college.
International
Sean and partner Jake Gibb competed in eight FIVB events in 2008 as part of the Olympic qualifying process, and have earned $42,650 on the FIVB tour in 2008. In 2007, Sean and Jake played in six international events, with fifth being their best finish. They won $26,950.
He and Gibb are currently coached by Mike Dodd.
Olympics
After making his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Gibb, the team made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Brazilian duo Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Rosenthal and Gibb again made it to the quarter-finals where they lost to Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins of Latvia.[2]
Previous partners
- 2006-12 — Jake Gibb.
- 2003-05 — Larry Witt
- 2002 — Mark Williams
- 2001 — Casey Jennings, Jeff Carlucci, Mark Williams
- 2000 — Jeff Carlucci
Awards
- 2007 — AVP Best Defensive Player
- 2006 — FIVB Top Rookie
- 2002 — AVP Best Server
References
- ↑ http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=sean-rosenthal/library/tabs/_athleteBio.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside Jake Gibb 2012 |
Succeeded by Jānis Šmēdiņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) |
Awards | ||
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Top Rookie" 2006 |
Succeeded by Igor Kolodinsky (RUS) |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding" 2012 |
Succeeded by Phil Dalhausser (USA) |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside Jake Gibb 2012 |
Succeeded by Jānis Šmēdiņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) |