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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. He was originally an alternate, but was named to the team following the injury withdrawal of Paul Hamm.[2] 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.

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Raj Bhavsar
Bhavsar in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Raj Bhavsar[1]
Country represented	United States
Born	(1980-09-07) September 7, 1980 (age 41) Houston, Texas, U.S.
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
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team World Championships 2001 Ghent Team 2003 Anaheim Team Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Team

He was a contender for the 2004 Olympic Team, and was named as an alternate.

Biography

Raj Bhavsar is a Gujarati.[3] He is the son of Jyotindra and Surekha Bhavsar.^{[citation needed]} His father is from Vadodara, Gujarat, and his mother was born in Kampala, Uganda but educated in Gujarat.[3] He was born in Houston.[4] 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.

He attended Ohio State University and won the NCAA title with that team. He won the All-Around at the 2002 NCAA Championships.

Bhavsar is the creator of two new gymnastics elements, which are now named after him. "The Bhavsar" on the still rings was created in 2003. It is a front lever start with movement into a final position called a Maltese. "The Bhavsar" on parallel bars was created and performed in 2009 at the Moscow World Cup. This is a tkatchev style release move starting on one end of the bars and finishing on the other.

After obtaining his goals as an Olympic gymnast, in 2010 Bhavsar started working for Cirque du Soleil as an artist for their performance show Iris which debuted in July 2011.[5][6]

References

External links

• Raj BHAVSAR at the International Gymnastics Federation
• USA's Bhavasar finally realizes his dream at USATODAY.COM

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[fr] Raj Bhavsar

Raj Bhavsar (né le 7 septembre 1980 à Houston) est un gymnaste artistique américain.

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[it] Raj Bhavsar

Raj Bhavsar (Houston, 7 settembre 1980) è un ginnasta statunitense vincitore della medaglia di bronzo nel concorso a squadre a Pechino 2008..

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[ru] Бхавсар, Радж

Стивен Радж Бхавсар (род. 7 сентября 1980 года) — американский гимнаст. В 2001 по 2003 годах принимал участие в составе сборной США в соревнованиях на чемпионате мира по спортивной гимнастике. В 2008 году завоевал бронзовую медаль в командном первенстве в составе олимпийской сборной США[1] вместе со спортсменами Александром Артемьевым, Джоуи Хагерти, Джонатаном Хортоном, Джастином Сприном и Кай Вэнь Таном.

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