Birthdate: 5/9/1995 Program: Men's Artistic Level: Senior Current Residence: San Francisco, CA Head Coach: Thom Gleilmi
Career Highlights
Alternate for the 2020 Olympic Team
Member of the 2019 World Championships Team
2019 U.S. high bar silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist
Member of the 2018 World Championships Team
2017 Winter Cup floor exercise & parallel bars silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist
2017 U.S. parallel bars champion
2017 NCAA all-around & parallel bars champion, pommel horse silver medalist and high bar bronze medalist (Stanford)
2017 Nissen-Emery Award winner
2017 AT&T American Cup bronze medalist
2017 Winter Cup all-around, parallel bars & high bar silver medalist and floor exercise bronze medalist
Alternate for the 2016 Olympic Team
2016 U.S. parallel bars bronze medalist
2016 NCAA parallel bars & high bar champion and team & all-around silver medalist
2016 Winter Cup all-around & high bar silver medalist
2015 NCAA all-around champion, team, parallel bars & high bar silver medalist and pommel horse bronze medalist
2014 NCAA all-around & parallel bars silver medalist and team & pommel horse bronze medalist (Stanford)
2014 Winter Cup parallel bars silver medalist
2013 U.S. parallel bars bronze medalist
2013 Winter Cup parallel bars silver medalist
About
Akash Modi
Birthplace: Edison, NJ USA Hometown: Morganville, NJ USA Name of High School: High Technology High School High School Graduation Year: 2013 Name of College: Stanford University Year you began gymnastics: 2001 Favorite Event: Pommel Horse How did you get involved in gymnastics: My parents did not want me jumping on the furniture so they put me in gymnastics Favorite thing about gymnastics: I get a place to let out all my energy What are your goals for gymnastics?: Get an Olympic medal Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Ashok Modi (father) Dipti Modi (mother) Names of sibling(s): Koral Modi
Interests Outside the Gym
Favorite school subject: Physics Hobbies or favorite activities: Playing videogames Favorite book(s): All Harry Potter books Favorite TV show(s): Spongebob Favorite Food: Taco Bell
National Competition Results
2021
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis, Mo. -
5th-PB, HB; 6th-AA
2021
U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas -
5th-HB; 6th-AA; 7th-SR; 8th-PH, VT
2020
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
4th-PB; 8th-PH(T), VT
2019
World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
2nd-AA
2019
U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. -
2nd-HB; 3rd-AA; 5th-SR, PB; 7th-PH; 8th-FX
2019
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
7th-AA, PB; 8th-PH
2018
World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
4th-AA