Suzanna Shahbazian
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| Country represented |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 October 2004 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2019- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Questo RG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Natalia Popova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Suzanna Shahbazian (born 18 October 2004) is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast. She is a 2022 Commonwealth Games team gold medalist and a silver medalist in the ball event. She is also a medalist at the Pan American Championships.
Early life
[edit]Shahbazian was born in Montreal, Quebec in 2004.[1] She began gymnastics at age four, her idols are Russian rhythmic gymnasts Alina Kabaeva and Liasan Utiasheva.[2]
Career
[edit]Junior
[edit]Shahbazian was selected for the 2019 Junior Pan American Championships in Monterrey, where she won silver in the team competition.[3]
Senior
[edit]In 2022, she took part in the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, where she won silver with hoop and bronze with ball and in the team category.[4][5] In August, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where she won gold in teams along Carmel Kallemaa and Tatiana Cocsanova as well as silver with ball.[6][7][8] A month later Shahbazian was selected for the World Championships in Sofia where she ended 35th in the All-Around, 35th with hoop, 30th with ball and 38th with clubs.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "SHAHBAZIAN Suzanna - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Suzanna Shahbazian | Gymnastique Québec". Fédération de gymnastique du Québec (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "News | Gymnastics Canada". gymcan.org. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Teams" (PDF). usagym.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Event Finals" (PDF). usagym.
- ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games Rhythmic Gymnastics" (PDF).
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Ball results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Canada crowned Rhythmic Gymnastics champions". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.com.
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Canadian rhythmic gymnasts
- Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Gymnasts at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts from Montreal
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships
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