Suzanna Shahbazian
Quick Facts
Biography
Suzanna Shahbazian (born 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
Shahbazian was born in Montreal, Quebec in 2004.She began gymnastics at age four, her idols are Russian rhythmic gymnasts Alina Kabaeva and Liasan Utiasheva.
Career
Junior
Shahbazian was selected for the 2019 Junior Pan American Championships in Monterrey, where she won silver in the team competition.
Senior
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. 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. 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.