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. He was an alternate for the 2016 and 2020 Olympic teams.

Early life and education Born in Edison, New Jersey, Modi grew up in the Morganville section of Marlboro Township, New Jersey, and attended High Technology High School, from which he graduated in 2013.

Gymnastics career Modi competed at the 2013 Winter Cup where he won silver on parallel bars. He competed at the 2014 Winter Cup where he won gold on parallel bars. He competed at the 2016 Winter Cup where he won silver on horizontal bar and all-around. He competed at the 2017 Winter Cup where he won silver on parallel bars, horizontal bar, and all-around and bronze on floor. He competed at the 2018 Winter Cup where he won silver on floor and parallel bars and bronze in the all-around.

2020–21 In early 2020, Modi competed at the Winter Cup and finished 15th in the all-around. 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. As a result, he qualified to compete at the Olympic Trials. At the Olympic Trials Modi finished sixth in the all-around. He was named as an alternate for the Olympic team.

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 +Competitive history of Akash ModiYearEvent 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