# 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, where he 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

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