Zhala Piriyeva ( az, Jalə Azad qızı Piriyeva; born 10 May 2000) is an Azerbaijani individual

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

. She is the 2016 Azeri National champion and three-time (2013-2015) junior Azerbaijani national champion.

Career

Junior

Piriyeva began gymnastics at 4 years old. She began appearing in international competitions in the 2012 season winning gold in all-around at an International tournament in Hungary. In 2013, Piriyeva won 3 gold medals in Valentine Cup in Estonia in hoop, ball and clubs. She competed in the junior division at the 2013 Moscow Grand Prix where she won the all-around bronze medal behind Ukraine's Eleonora Romanova, she has also competed in the 2013 World Cup series. In 2014, Piriyeva started her season competing at the 2014 Miss Valentine in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

, Estonia where she won gold in hoop. She competed in events in the 2014 World Cup series in

Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...

with Team Azerbaijan taking bronze, in

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

where she won 2 gold medals in hoop and ribbon, In

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

she qualified to ribbon finals finishing 5th. On June 10–16, Piriyeva competed at the 2014 European Junior Championships where team

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

won bronze, she qualified to 3 event finals and won silver medal in hoop behind Russia's

Yulia Bravikova Yulia Yuryevna Bravikova (russian: Юлия Юрьевна Бравикова; born 17 July 1999) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2017 Grand Prix Final All-around champion. On the junior level, she is the 2014 Europ ...

. On October 17–19, Piriyeva traveled in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

for the 2014 Aeon Cup, representing team Ocaq Sports club (together with senior teammates

Marina Durunda Marina Sergeyevna Durunda (born 12 June 1997) ( az, Marina Sergey qızı Durunda;russian: Марина Сергеевна Дурунда) is a retired Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani individual rhythmic gymnast. Durunda started her senior career in 2 ...

and Gulsum Shafizada) where they finished 5th in team event. She won bronze in the junior all-around behind Belarusian

Mariya Trubach Mariya Yuryevna Trubach ( be, Марыя Юр'еўна Трубач; russian: Мария Юрьевна Трубач, born November 11, 1999 in Vitebsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2014 Youth Olympic all-aro ...

. On April 3, 2015, Piriyeva competed in junior division at the

Irina Deleanu Irina Deleanu (born November 12, 1975) is a former individual rhythmic gymnast from Romania. Biography In the 1992 World Championships she won the bronze medal in rope. She retired from the sport in 1993. An annual Rhythmic Gymnastics competit ...

International tournament winning silver in the all-around behind Russian Daria Pridannikova. On October 2–4, Piriyeva together with senior teammates

and Ayshan Bayramova represented Team Ocaq Sports Club at the 2015 Aeon Cup in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, Piriyeva won the junior all-around bronze medal with a total of 61.716 and with Team

finishing 5th in the overall standings.

Senior

In 2016 Season, Piriyeva made her senior international debut at the 2016 Valentine Cup in

, Estonia. Piriyeva then competed at the 2016 Grand Prix Moscow where she finished 30th in the all-around.. On February 26–28, she competed at the 2016 Espoo World Cup finishing 32nd in the all-around. On March 17–20, Piriyeva then competed at the 2016 Lisboa World Cup where she finished 19th in the all-around. On April 1–3, Piriryeva competed at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup where she finished 35th in the all-around. Piriryeva then won the All-around gold medal at the 2016 Azeri National Championships ahead of three-time defending Azeri champion

. On June 3–5, Piriryeva finished 25th in the all-around at the 2016 Guadalajara World Cup. On June 17–19, Piriyeva debuted in her first continental competition at the 2016 European Championships where she finished in 20th place. On July 8–10, Piriyeva then finished 19th in the all-around at the 2016 Kazan World Cup with a total of 67.900 points. On July 22–24, culminating the World Cup of the season in 2016 Baku World Cup, Piriryeva finished 14th in the all-around with a total of 68.850 points. On September 9–11, Piriyeva together with teammates

and junior Zohra Aghamirova represented team Ocaq Sport club at the annual 2016 Aeon Cup in

, where they finished 4th in Team event and with Piriryeva finishing 9th in the all-around. On September 23–24, Piriyeva culminated her season with her competition at the 2016 Grand Prix Final in

Eilat Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan ...

, where she finished 11th in the all-around. In 2017 season, Piriyeva competed at the 2017 Pesaro World Cup finishing 26th in the all-around. Her next competition was at the 2017 Baku World Cup where she finished 12th in the all-around behind

Anastasiya Serdyukova Anastasiya Evgenievna Serdyukova (russian: Анастасия Евгеньевна Сердюкова; born 29 May 1997) is an Uzbekistani former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the All-around bronze medalist at the 2014 Asian Games and the ...

. Piriyeva won 4 medals including 2 golds: team and ball at the

2017 Islamic Solidarity Games The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 22 May 2017. Previously the event has been held in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013. The second event, originally sch ...

. On May 19–21, Piriyeva along with teammate

and Zhora Aghamirova represented the individual seniors for Azerbaijan at the 2017 European Championships.

Routine music information

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piriyeva, Zhala 2000 births Living people Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnasts Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Azerbaijan