Raj Bhavsar
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Bhavsar in 2008
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| Full name | Stephen Raj Bhavsar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 United States
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September 7, 1980 Houston, Texas |
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| 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, Dmitri Bilozerchev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Arnold Kvetenadze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mayde creek high school
Stephen Raj Bhavsar (born September 7, 1980) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the 2001 and 2003 World Championships 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. 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.
Bhavsar is the son of Jyotindra and Surekha Bhavsar. He was born in Houston. He was raised in Greater Houston and attended Bear Creek Elementary, Wolfe Elementary, Mayde Creek Junior High and Mayde Creek High School. During this time he trained at Cypress Academy of Gymnastics under his coach Bill Foster.
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, yet was passed over. In 2008 he was third in the Olympic trials and the Visa Championships and again wound up an alternate to the 6-man team. This was due to the fact that his strongest events overlapped with those of Paul Hamm and Morgan Hamm, and the team needed gymnasts who were stronger in other disciplines. After Paul Hamm was injured, Bhavsar was selected to the team which earned a bronze medal.
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