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Akash Modi

Summary

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.

Akash Modi
Country representedUnited States United States
Born (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 28)
Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
HometownMorganville, New Jersey, U.S.
ResidenceMenlo Park, California, U.S.
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2011–21 (USA)
College teamStanford Cardinal[1]
Head coach(es)Thom Gleilmi
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellin Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellin Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellin Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2018 Medellin All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2018 Medellin Rings
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Pommel Horse
Representing the Stanford Cardinal
NCAA Championships
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Team 0 2 1
All-Around 2 2 0
Pommel Horse 0 1 2
Parallel Bars 2 2 0
Horizontal Bar 1 1 1
Total 5 8 4

Personal life edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "MODI Akash". www.gymnastics.sport.
  2. ^ "worldgymdoha18.com - worldgymdoha18 Resources and Information". worldgymdoha18.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. ^ 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"
  4. ^ "Dalton wins 2013 Winter Cup Challenge title". wintercup.com. February 9, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Brooks wins all-around title at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge". wintercup.com. February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mikulak wins 2016 Winter Cup Challenge". wintercup.com. February 20, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Moldauer wins Winter Cup Challenge". wintercup.com. February 18, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Mikulak, Hong win Winter Cup Challenge all-around titles". wintercup.com. February 17, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "Mikulak Wins Senior All-Around Title 2020 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Malone takes senior all-around crown at 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "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. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Sam Mikulak, Yul Moldauer, Brody Malone highlight U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  13. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces men's Olympic team roster for artistic gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 26, 2021. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

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