Akash Modi
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Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Edison, New Jersey, U.S. | May 9, 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Morganville, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Menlo Park, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2011–present (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford Cardinal[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Thom Gleilmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Akash Modi (born May 9, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. He represented the United States at the 2018 and the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships[2] and was an alternate for the 2016 and 2020 Olympic teams.
Personal life[]
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.[3]
Gymnastics career[]
Modi competed at the 2013 Winter Cup where he won silver on parallel bars.[4] He competed at the 2014 Winter Cup where he won gold on parallel bars.[5] He competed at the 2016 Winter Cup where he won silver on horizontal bar and all-around.[6] He competed at the 2017 Winter Cup where he won silver on parallel bars, horizontal bar, and all-around and bronze on floor.[7] He competed at the 2018 Winter Cup where he won silver on floor and parallel bars and bronze in the all-around.[8]
2020–21[]
In early 2020 Modi competed at the Winter Cup where he finished 15th in the all-around.[9] 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.[10] As a result, he qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials.[11] At the Olympic Trials Modi finished sixth in the all-around.[12] He was named as an alternate for the Olympic team.[13]
Competitive history[]
References[]
- ^ "MODI Akash". www.gymnastics.sport.
- ^ "worldgymdoha18.com - worldgymdoha18 Resources and Information". worldgymdoha18.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ Akash Modi, USA Gymnastics. Accessed August 11, 2019. "Birthplace: Edison, NJ USA Hometown: Morganville, NJ USA Name of High School: High Technology High School High School Graduation Year: 2013"
- ^ "Dalton wins 2013 Winter Cup Challenge title". wintercup.com. February 9, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Brooks wins all-around title at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge". wintercup.com. February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Mikulak wins 2016 Winter Cup Challenge". wintercup.com. February 20, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Moldauer wins Winter Cup Challenge". wintercup.com. February 18, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Mikulak, Hong win Winter Cup Challenge all-around titles". wintercup.com. February 17, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Mikulak Wins Senior All-Around Title 2020 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. February 21, 2020.
- ^ "Malone takes senior all-around crown at 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 5, 2021.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics names eight additional athletes to Men's Junior and Senior National Teams, introduces inaugural Senior Development Team lineup". USA Gymnastics. June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Sam Mikulak, Yul Moldauer, Brody Malone highlight U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics announces men's Olympic team roster for artistic gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 26, 2021.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Edison, New Jersey
- People from Marlboro Township, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Stanford University alumni
- American male artistic gymnasts
- American artistic gymnast stubs