Suzan Pouladian

{{Short description|Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Suzan Pouladian

| native_name = Сузанa Пуладиан

| country = {{BUL}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|03|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sofia

| discipline = RG

| natlteam = 2021-present

| headcoach = Vesela Dimitrova

| assistcoach = Mihaela Maevska, Yasena Stoyneva

| choreographer = Margarita Budinova

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{BUL}} }}

{{MedalSport | Rhythmic gymnastics}}

{{MedalCount

|Junior European Championships|0|3|0

| FIG World Cup |2|0|1

|total=yes

}}

{{MedalCompetition | Junior European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Varna|All-Around}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Varna|5 Balls}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Varna|5 Ribbons}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Suzan Pouladian (Bulgarian: Сузанa Пуладиан; born 26 March 2007) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast.{{Cite web |title=POULADIAN Suzan - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=81150 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=International Gymnastics Federation}} She represents Bulgaria as part of the national senior group.

Personal life

Pouladian has an older sister who also trained in gymnastics. In her free time, she enjoys painting.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-18 |title=Ето ги новите златни момичета: Рускиня и племенничка на звезда влизат в ансамбъла |trans-title=Here are the new golden girls: A Russian girl and a star's niece enter the group |url=https://www.bgdnes.bg/sport/article/19131602 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=bgdnes |language=bg}}

Career

Pouladian began gymnastics at age 3, when she joined her sister at the gym. Her gymnastics idol is Boryana Kaleyn. She has said she prefers performing in the group over performing individually.

= Junior =

Pouladian was selected for the 2020-2021 junior group along with her teammates Kristiana Doycheva, Kamelia Petrova, Maria Stamenova, Gergana Trendafilova and Aleksandra Vasileva. In February, they competed at the 2021 Moscow Grand Prix, winning all the silver medals.{{Cite web |last=Kesarova |first=Juliana |title=ОСЕМ МЕДАЛА ЗА ДВА ДНИ - ТОВА Е РАВНОСМЕТКАТА ОТ СЪПЪТСТВАЩИЯ ГРАН ПРИ МЕЖДУНАРОДЕН ТУРНИР В МОСКВА |trans-title=EIGHT MEDALS IN TWO DAYS - THIS IS THE SUMMARY OF THE GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN MOSCOW |url=https://www.fbgr.org/8-novinite/901-strahoten-koleden-podarak-za-starshi-trenyoora-na-natzionalen-otbor-devoiki-valentina-ivanova-i-neiniyat-pomoshtnik-raina-tosheva-2 |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation |language=bg-bg}} In April, they competed at the Sofia Cup International Tournament, where they won bronze in the all-around, gold in the 5 ribbons final, and silver in the 5 balls final.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-06 |title=Bulgarian junior team wins gold and silver at rhythmic gymnastics tournament |url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/101449309/bulgarian-junior-team-wins-gold-and-silver-at-rhythmic-gymnastics-tournament |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Bulgarian National Radio |language=en}} In May, they followed this with a bronze with 5 balls at the Irina Deleanu Cup.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-22 |title=Ансамбъл (девойки) с бронз във финала с пет топки на турнира в Румъния |trans-title=Group (junior) wins bronze in the five-ball final at the tournament in Romania |url=https://bnr.bg/post/101471765 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Bulgarian National Radio |language=bg}}

In June, the team won all three silver medals at the 2021 Junior European Championships in the all-around and event finals.{{Cite web |last=Ivanova |first=Kristina |date=2021-06-09 |title=Три медала за ансамбъла ни за девойки на ЕП във Варна |trans-title=Three medals for our junior group at the European Championships in Varna |url=https://bnr.bg/post/101480937/tri-medala-za-ansambalat-ni-za-devoiki-na-ep-vav-varna |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Bulgarian National Radio |language=bg}}{{Cite web |date=13 June 2021 |title=2021 European Championships Result Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/document/37TH%20EUROPEAN%20RHYTHMIC%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20%28Media%29.pdf |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=European Gymnastics}}

= Senior =

Pouladian competed at the Sofia Cup International Tournament in April 2024 as an individual as part of the extended Bulgarian team, who did not receive rankings. She scored 107.350.{{Cite web |last=Ivanova |first=Kristina |date=2024-04-01 |title=Боряна Калейн ще участва и в международния турнир, съпътстващ СК по художествена гимнастика в София |trans-title=Boryana Kaleyn will also participate in the international tournament accompanying the Sofia Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Sofia |url=https://bnr.bg/horizont/post/101970758/borana-kalein-shte-uchastvav-i-v-mejdunarodnia-turnir-sapatstvasht-sk-po-hudojestvena-gimnastika-v-sofia |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Bulgarian National Radio |language=bg}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-07 |title=International RG Tournament IT Sofia Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/asset.php?id=fidb_17042 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |format=PDF}}

In December 2024, following the retirement of Kamelia Petrova, Margarita Vasileva and Magdalina Minevska from the national senior group, Pouladian became a starter member of the senior group. She joined Sofia Ivanova (who became the new captain),Rachel Stoyanov, Danaya Atanasova, Viktoria Georgieva and Alina Kolomiets, with Sofia Pavlova and Ivon Boshkilova as reserves.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-22 |title=Весела Димитрова обяви ансамбъла, който ще се готви за игрите през 2028 г. |trans-title=Vesela Dimitrova announced the group, which will be preparing for the games in 2028 |url=https://www.segabg.com/hot/category-sport/vesela-dimitrova-obyavi-ansambula-koyto-shte-se-gotvi-za-igrite-prez-2028-g |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=СЕГА |language=bg}}{{Cite web |last=Alexandrova |first=Daria |date=2024-12-22 |title=Защо три грации напуснаха ансамбъла? Весела Димитрова разясни причините и представи новия състав |trans-title=Why did three women leave the ensemble? Vesela Dimitrova explained the reasons and presented the new group composition |url=https://www.actualno.com/moresport/zashto-tri-gracii-napusnaha-ansambyla-vesela-dimitrova-razjasni-prichinite-i-predstavi-novija-systav-news_2364006.html |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Actualno.com |language=bg}}

In April 2025, the new group debuted at their domestic World Cup stage in Sofia, where they were 4th in the all-around after mistakes in their mixed apparatus routine but won gold in the 5 ribbons final.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-06 |title=Three golds, a silver and a bronze for Bulgaria's rhythmic gymnasts in Sofia |url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/102139372/three-golds-a-silver-and-a-bronze-for-bulgaria-s-rhythmic-gymnasts-in-sofia |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Bulgarian National Radio |language=en}} Later in April, they competed at the next World Cup stage in Baku, and they won the all-around. In the apparatus finals, they were fourth with 5 ribbons and won bronze with 3 balls + 2 hoops.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-20 |title=Only two medals for Bulgarian gymnasts on the last day of the World Cup in Baku |url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/102146058/only-two-medals-for-bulgarian-gymnasts-on-the-last-day-of-the-world-cup-in-baku |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Bulgarian National Radio |language=en}}

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