Salome Pazhava | |||||||||||||
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Alternative name(s) | Salome Phajava | ||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Sali | ||||||||||||
Country represented | Georgia | ||||||||||||
Born |
Moscow, Russia |
3 September 1997 ||||||||||||
Hometown | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||
Level | Senior international elite | ||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2010 - present | ||||||||||||
Club | Neli Saladze Academy | ||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Eliso Bedoshvili | ||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Lali Dolidze | ||||||||||||
Choreographer | Inesa Meladze | ||||||||||||
World ranking |
13 (2016 Season) 17 (2015 Season) 20 (2014 Season) 34 (2013 Season) |
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Salome Pazhava (Georgian: სალომე ფაჟავა; born September 3, 1997) is a Georgian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is Georgia's most successful rhythmic gymnast after Irina Gabashvili.
Pazhava is an only child. She speaks Georgian, Russian, and English.
Pazhava started appearing in international junior competitions in 2005. She was a member of the Georgian junior team that won the team bronze medal at the 2012 European Junior Championships in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. She finished 6th in the ribbon final.
In 2013, Pazhava debuted as a senior and competed in the World Cup and Grand Prix Series. At the 2013 World Cup series in St.Petersburg, Russia, she finished 13th in all-around. She competed in her first Worlds at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine where she finished 20th in the All-around final. She has appeared in the episode of Georgia's Got Talent!, performing with a traditional Georgian dance.
In 2014, Pazhava started her season at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix, finishing 9th in all-around. She qualified to event finals in clubs and ribbon. She then competed at the 2014 Stuttgart World Cup where she finished 14th in the all-around. At the 2014 MTM International Tournament, Pazhava won the all-around bronze medal behind France's Kseniya Moustafaeva. In May 9–11, she competed at the 2014 Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup and finished 9th in all-around with an overall score of 67.666 points.