Mohini Bhardwaj

Profile

Family Name: Bhardwaj
First Name: Mohini ('Illusion' in Hindi)
Nickname: Mo
Date of Birth: September 29th, 1979
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Former Club: Brown's Gymnastics (Florida, then Houston)
Former Coach: Aleksander Alexandrov
School: UCLA
Began Gymnastics: 1983
Favorite Event: Vault
Parents: Father from India and Mother from Russia
Hobbies: Going to the beach, reading, shopping, traveling
Particularity: She was the first American to perform a double-double off uneven bars

Top Achievements

1993 U.S. National Championships: 10th AA
1995 U.S. National Championships Event Finalist (4th Bars, 6th Vault) and 15th AA
1996 U.S. National Championships Silver Medalist (Beam), Event Finalist  (4th Vault and Bars, 5th Floor) and 12th AA
1997 U.S. Nationals Championships Bronze Medalist (AA, Vault) and Event Finalist (5th Floor, 8th Bars)
1997 World Championships Team Member (6th Team) and Event Finalist (5th Vault)

For complete results, see her USA Gymnastics Official Biography

Links

'Whatever  Happened To...Mohini Bhardwaj'
Mohini Bhardwaj on the rise (1996 interview from USAGO)
USA Gymnastics Official Biography