Raj Bhavsar
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| Full name | Raj Bhavsar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's Artistic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Team Chevron/Houston Gymnastics Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Ohio State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Kevin Mazekia, Miles Avery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Doug Stibel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Arnold Kvetenadze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raj Bhavsar (born September 7, 1980) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the 2001 and 2003 World Champion U.S. team. He earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, becoming the third Indian-American ever to medal at the Olympics, after Mohini Bhardwaj and Alexi Grewal. He was originally an alternate, but was named to the team following the injury withdrawal of Paul Hamm.[1] At the Games, Bhavsar earned a bronze medal with the U.S. team in Artistic Gymnastics with teammates Alexander Artemev, Joey Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, and Kai Wen Tan.
He was a contender for the 2004 Olympic Team, and was named as an alternate.
Biography
Bhavsar is the son of Bob and Sue Bhavsar. He is of Indian descent.
Bhavsar was a member of the United States team to the 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and won the silver medal with the team. He won a second silver medal at the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
At the 2004 Olympic Trials, he was in contention for the U.S. Olympic Team. He was named as an alternate.In 2004 he was first in the rings in the trials, and fourth overall in the national championships and was still passed over. In 2008 he was third in the trials and Visa championships and still wound up an alternate. After Paul Hamm was injured he was selected to the team as first alternate and competed in the team final to win a bronze medal behind China and Japan.
He attended Ohio State University and won the NCAA title with that team. He won the All-Around at the 2002 NCAA Championships.
His hometown is in Houston, Texas [1].
References
- ^ "Hamm's replacement named" Los Angeles Times, July 28 2008
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