Sean Melton

Birthdate:
10/29/1994

Program:
Men's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Columbus, OH

Head Coach:
Casimiro Suarez

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Sean Melton

Career Highlights

2020 Winter Cup still rings bronze medalist
2018 Winter Cup still rings champion
2017 NCAA team and still rings silver medalist and high bar bronze medalist (Ohio State)
2017 Winter Cup high bar bronze medalist
2016 NCAA team bronze medalist
2016 Winter Cup parallel bars champion, still rings silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist
2014 NCAA all-around & high bar bronze medalist (Ohio State)
2013 Winter Cup parallel bars bronze medalist

Personal Information

Nickname: smelt/sauna
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Twitter/X: @meltonsean
Instagram: Instagram.com/meltonsean
Name of College: The Ohio State University
College Graduation Year: 2017
Year you began gymnastics: 2001
Favorite Event: Parallel bars
How did you get involved in gymnastics: My sister and brother were in gymnastics.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: The adrenaline rush of competing and being able to travel the world.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: Make the USA Olympic Team
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Sidney and Debbie Melton
Names of sibling(s): Jordan and Raelyn

Interests Outside the Gym

Favorite school subject: Math
Hobbies or favorite activities: Chillin
Favorite music: EDM
Favorite TV show(s): Watching the NFL
Favorite Food: ALL

National Competition Results

2020 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-SR
2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. - 6th-SR(T), HB(T); 8th-AA, PH, PB
2019 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo - 5th-PB(T)
2019 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 6th-AA; 8th-PB
2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Boston, Mass. - 4th-VT; 6th-SR
2018 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Chicago, Ill. - 8th-AA
2018 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-SR; 5th-AA, FX; 6th-PB(T); HB
2017 P&G Championships, Anaheim, Calif. - 5th-PB; 8th-SR(T)
2017 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, West Point, N.Y. - 2nd-Team, SR; 3rd-HB(T); 4th-AA
2017 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-HB; 4th-SR; 6th-FX(T)
2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis. Mo. -
2016 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 5th-AA(T); 7th-PB
2016 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio - 3rd-Team; 4th-HB; 5th-SR
2016 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB; 2nd-SR; 3rd-AA; 8th-FX
2015 P&G Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 8th-SR(T)
2015 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 3rd-PB; 4th-AA; 5th-HB(T); 7th-FX
2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 7th-PB; 8th-VT(T)
2014 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Ann Arbor, Mich. - 3rd-AA, HB; 5th-Team; 6th-VT, PB(T)
2014 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-AA, HB; 4th-VT(T); 5th-FX
2013 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 5th-PH; 7th-PB
2013 Winter Cup Challenge - Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-PB; 4th-SR; 5th-AA; 7th-PH; 8th-VT(T)
2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-HB; 3rd-AA; 4th-FX, SR(T), VT; 6th-PB; 7th-PH (Jr. 16-18)
2012 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 6th-PB
2012 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 1st-AA, PH, SR, PB; 4th-FX, VT, HB (Jr. 14-15)
2011 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Long Beach, Calif. - 1st-AA; 2nd-FX, PH(T), SR, VT; 4th-PB (L10 14-15)
2011 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-AA, FX, PH; 3rd-SR; 5th-PB, HB(T); 7th-VT(T) (Jr. 14-15)
2010 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-FX, PH (Jr. Div.)
2010 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. - 1st-FX; 2nd-AA; 5th-PH; 6th-PB, HB (L10 14-15)
2009 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio - 1st-FX, SR; 2nd-AA, PB; 6th-PH (L9 12-13)
2008 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-AA; 4th-PH; 4th-SR; 5th-HB; 5th-VT (L9 12-13)
2007 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla. - 5th-SR; 6th-AA (L9 12-13)

International Competition Results

2019 University of Calgary International Cup, Calgary, Canada - 1st-Team, AA, FX(T), SR, HB; 2nd-PB; 6th-PH
2016 Osijek World Challenge Cup, Osijek, Croatia - 3rd-PB; 7th-SR
2014 Pan American Championships, Toronto, Canada - 1st-Team; 3rd-AA; 5th-FX, PH, PB
2014 Pan American Sports Festival, Guadalajara, Mexico - 2nd-HB(T); 3rd-PH, SR, PB
2013 Kyle Shewfelt Festival, Calgary, Canada - 2nd-FX; 3rd-AA, SR, VT; 4th-PH
2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships, Everett, Wash. - 1st-Team, VT, PB; 3rd-FX (Jr. Div.)
2012 USA vs. Canada Junior Team Competition, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-Team
2011 Japan Junior International, Yokohama, Japan - 4th-VT; 5th-PB; 7th-FX; 8th-AA
2011 Korea Cup, Goyang, Korea - 6th-PB; 7th-SR; 8th-FX

Videos of Sean Melton

LEGEND

Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
Rhythmic AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
Acrobatic: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around | CB = Combined
T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed