Julie Zetlin

Julie Ashley Zetlin (born June 30, 1990) is a retired elite rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2010 U.S. Senior National Champion in Rhythmic Gymnastics, and represented the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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

Career 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.

Junior career 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.

Zetlin placed 23rd all-around (99.025) at the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, Russia, where she became the first U.S gymnast to advance to the world all-around finals since Mary Sanders in 2003. At the 2010 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Zetlin won the all-around, rope and ball, and she placed third in ribbon. The U.S. also earned the team silver medal in rhythmic gymnastics. At the 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico during October, Zetlin captured gold medals in the all-around, ball and ribbon.

She was awarded a wildcard for the 2012 Olympic Games as the highest ranked gymnast from the Americas. At the Olympic Games, she placed 21st in the qualifications and did not advance into the finals.

Legacy On December 15, 2015, it was announced that Zetlin had been inducted as a 2016 class of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.