| Pooja Surve | |
|---|---|
 Surve at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Pooja Shriniwas Surve |
| Nickname(s) | Champion |
| Country represented | India |
| Born | 8 June 1990 |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Years on national team | 2008–2010 |
Pooja Surve is an Indian former rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represented India at international competitions and competed at two World championships, the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Japan and the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow. In 2010, she was the only rhythmic gymnast from India to qualify for the individual final at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2] She won the Miss Exotic Performance award at the World Cup Belarus 2010, becoming the first Indian to ever receive this award.[citation needed] She is also a recipient of the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Award from the government of Maharashtra.[3]
After her competitive career, she became a gymnastics coach and judge.[3][4][5] In 2016 she was selected as the technical head by Star-sports for the Rio Olympics and did the commentary for all artistic, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics.[6]
Besides being a gymnast, Surve is a classical Kathak and ballet dancer.[6][7] She has also been on reality shows; she appeared on the third season of India's Got Talent.[8]
- ^ "SURVE Pooja – FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Commonwealth Games. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Thane to get India's biggest gymnasium". The Times of India. 6 April 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Nayak, B B (12 June 2014). "15 Thane players shine at national gymnastics meet". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Judge Viewer". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b "About Us". Phoenix Gymnastics Academy. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Kunte, Radhika (6 October 2017). "कल्लाकार : कोशिश करनेवालों की." [Kallakar: Those who try...]. Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "India's Got Talent". YouTube. 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2021.