1. Raj Bhavsar was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships US team.
13 Facts About Raj Bhavsar
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Raj Bhavsar earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2008 US Olympic Team.
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Raj Bhavsar was originally an alternate but was named to the team following the injury withdrawal of Paul Hamm.
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At the Games, Bhavsar earned a bronze medal with the US team in Artistic Gymnastics with teammates Alexander Artemev, Joey Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, and Kai Wen Tan.
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Raj Bhavsar was a contender for the 2004 Olympic Team and was named as an alternate.
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Raj Bhavsar is the son of Jyotindra and Surekha Bhavsar.
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Raj Bhavsar's father is from Vadodara, Gujarat, and his mother was born in Kampala, Uganda but educated in Gujarat.
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Raj Bhavsar was a member of the United States team at the 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and won a silver medal for the team all-around.
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Raj Bhavsar won a second silver medal for the team all-around at the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
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Raj Bhavsar attended Ohio State University and won the NCAA title with the Ohio State Buckeyes men's gymnastics team.
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Raj Bhavsar won the All-Around at the 2002 NCAA Championships.
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Raj Bhavsar's cousin, Akash Modi, was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.
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Raj Bhavsar currently has one named element on the parallel bars and one formerly named element on the rings.