Sean Rosenthal

Sean Rosenthal
Personal information
Full name	Sean Michael Rosenthal
Nickname	Superman
Nationality	United States
Born	(1980-06-19) June 19, 1980 Torrance, California, USA
Hometown	Redondo Beach, California, USA
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate Phil Dalhausser

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.

Early life

Rosenthal was born in Torrance, California. He was raised by his mother, Laura Hurlburt. 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.

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

External links

• Sean Rosenthal's official bio at USA Volleyball

Sporting positions
Preceded by Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego (BRA)	Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside Jake Gibb 2012	Succeeded by Jānis Šmēdiņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT)
Awards
Preceded by Matteo Varnier (ITA) Jake Gibb (USA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Top Rookie" 2006	Succeeded by Igor Kolodinsky (RUS)
Preceded by Emanuel Rego (BRA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding" 2012	Succeeded by Phil Dalhausser (USA)
Preceded by Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego (BRA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside Jake Gibb 2012	Succeeded by Jānis Šmēdiņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT)