Alexandra Ermakova

Aleksandra Ermakova
Ermakova in 2008
Personal information
Full nameAleksandra Andreevna Ermakova
Nickname
  • Sasha
Born (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 32)
Gymnastics career
SportRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Russia
Head coachIrina Viner
Assistant coachElena Karpushenko
Retired2010
Medal record
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow Rope

Aleksandra Andreevna Ermakova (Russian: Александра Андреевна Ермакова; born 24 November 1992) is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Junior European Championships.

Gymnastics career

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Junior

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Ermakova placed third in the all-around at the 2006 Junior Russian Championships and was selected for the 2006 Junior European Championships team, held in Moscow.[1] The team of Ermakova, Ekaterina Donich, Daria Kondakova, and Natalia Pichuzhkina won the gold medal. She also won an individual gold medal in the rope final.[2]

Ermakova won the all-around title at the 2007 Junior Russian Championships.[1] In April, she won the junior all-around competition at the World Cup in Portimao, after finishing first with three of her four exercises (rope, ball, ribbon).[3] She also won the junior all-around competition at the Aeon Cup in Tokyo, and she also won the team gold medal alongside Olga Kapranova and Vera Sessina.[4]

Senior

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Ermakova became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2008 and won the silver medal at the Russian Championships. She won the all-around title at the 2008 Baltic Hoop competition in Riga.[1] At the 2009 Pesaro World Cup, she placed 11th in the all-around.[5] She then placed fourth in the all-around at the 2009 Russian Championships.[6] In the apparatus finals, she won silver medals with the rope, hoop, and ball and won a bronze medal with the ribbon.[7] She then placed eighth in the all-around at the Minsk World Cup.[8]

Ermakova retired from gymnastics in 2010 due to ongoing back issues.[1]

Personal life

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After retiring from gymnastics, Ermakova began working as a coach.[1] In 2017, she hosted a domestic rhythmic gymnastics competition in Moscow.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Ермакова Александра" [Ermakova Alexandra]. Gimnastika (in Russian). Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  2. ^ "22nd European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Moscow 22 - 24 September 2006" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Results from World Cup (junior) in Portimao (Portugal) April 26th, 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  4. ^ "Ирина Винер: «В Японии Капранова последовала совету Путина; и победила»" [Irina Viner: "In Japan, Kapranova followed Putin's advice - and won"]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 6 October 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Художественная гимнастика. Кубок мира. Канаева победила в многоборье, Сесина; вторая" [Rhythmic gymnastics. World Cup. Kanaeva won the all-around, Sesina - second]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 1 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Художественная гимнастика. Чемпионат России. Канаева победила в многоборье" [Rhythmic gymnastics. Russian championship. Kanaeva won the all-around]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 23 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Художественная гимнастика. Чемпионат России. Капранова победила в упражнении со скакалкой и другие результаты" [Rhythmic Gymnastics. Russian Championship. Kapranova Wins Rope Exercise and Other Results]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 25 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Художественная гимнастика. Кубок мира. Бессонова выиграла многоборье, Капранова; вторая" [Rhythmic gymnastics. World Cup. Bessonova won the all-around, Kapranova - second]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 18 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Трансляция турнира на призы Александры Ермаковой" [Broadcast of the tournament for the prizes of Alexandra Ermakova]. Gimnastika (in Russian). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
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