Akash Modi

Akash Modi (born May 9, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. He has been a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and represented the United States at the 2018 and the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.^[1] He was an alternate for the 2016 and 2020 Olympic teams.

Akash Modi
Full name	Akash Modi
Born	(1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 30) Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States (2013–2022)
College team	Stanford Cardinal
Gym	Cypress Academy Monmouth Gymnastics
Head coach(es)	Thom Gleilmi
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Pacific Rim Championships 2 2 0 Total 2 2 0 Pacific Rim Championships 2018 Medellín Team 2018 Medellín Parallel bars 2018 Medellín All-around 2018 Medellín Rings
Awards	Nissen-Emery Award (2017)

Early life and education

Born in Edison, New Jersey, Modi grew up in the Morganville section of Marlboro Township, New Jersey, where he attended High Technology High School, from which he graduated in 2013.^[2]

Gymnastics career

Modi competed at the 2013 Winter Cup where he won silver on parallel bars.^[3] He competed at the 2014 Winter Cup where he won gold on parallel bars.^[4] He competed at the 2016 Winter Cup where he won silver on horizontal bar and all-around.^[5] He competed at the 2017 Winter Cup where he won silver on parallel bars, horizontal bar, and all-around and bronze on floor.^[6] He competed at the 2018 Winter Cup where he won silver on floor and parallel bars and bronze in the all-around.^[7]

2020–21

In early 2020 Modi competed at the Winter Cup and finished 15th in the all-around.^[8] The remainder of competitions for the year were canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Modi returned to competition at the 2021 U.S. National Championships where he finished sixth in the all-around.^[9] As a result, he qualified to compete at the Olympic Trials.^[10] At the Olympic Trials Modi finished sixth in the all-around.^[11] He was named as an alternate for the Olympic team.^[12]

Personal life

Modi's cousin, Raj Bhavsar, was also a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
2013	Winter Cup		6	5	13	14	23		17
	Kyle Shewfelt Festival						4
	U.S. National Championships		8	18	5	16	13		15
	DTB Team Challenge	5
2014	Winter Cup		4	12	8	14	22		15
	NCAA Championships
	U.S. National Championships		12	11	15	14	22	4	31
	DTB Team Challenge
2015	Winter Cup		9	5	27	19	10	4	6
	NCAA Championships			8
	São Paulo World Cup			5	8
	Summer Universiade			7				5	6
	U.S. National Championships		17	11	25	28	31	5	13
2016	Winter Cup			18	10	10	18	7
	Glasgow World Cup		4
	NCAA Championships			8			10
	U.S. National Championships		4	6	4	15	15		10
	Olympic Trials		6	9	5	14	13	5	9
2017	Winter Cup				8	8	5
	American Cup
	NCAA Championships	4					4
	U.S. National Championships		4	8	13	7	11		5
2018	Winter Cup						7		7
	Stuttgart World Cup
	Pacific Rim Championships								4
	U.S. National Championships		6	5	6	9	7	15	5
	World Team Trials		4
	World Championships	4
2019	Winter Cup		7		8			7	10
	Stuttgart World Cup		5
	U.S. National Championships			8	7	5	13	5
	World Team Trials
	World Championships	4
2020	Winter Cup		15	10	8	9	8	4	14
2021	U.S. National Championships		6	14	8	7	8	10	5
	Olympic Trials		6	9	9	10	12	5	5