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Alexandra Ermakova

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Aleksandra Ermakova
Ermakova in 2008
Personal information
Full nameAleksandra Andreevna Ermakova
Nickname(s)Sasha
Born (1992-11-24) November 24, 1992 (age 32)
Russia
ResidenceMoscow
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented Russia
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Elena 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 November 24, 1992) is a retired individual rhythmic gymnast representing Russia.

Career

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Junior

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2006
At the early age of 14, Aleksandra Ermakova stunned the rhythmic gymnastics world with her appearance at the 2006 Junior European Championships in Moscow, Russia. Competing only in rope, she won her first major international gold medal.[1]
2007
Ermakova won the junior all-round competition at the Aeon Cup 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.
August 2007 brought gold to Ermakova in both the junior all-round competition and in all four junior finals (rope, hoop, ball & ribbon) at the Ljubljana World Cup in Slovenia.
In April 2007 Aleksandra Ermakova won the junior all-round competition at the World Cup in Portimao (Portugal), after finishing first with three of her four exercises (rope, ball, ribbon).[2]
Ermakova won the junior all-round competition at the Coupe d'Opale 2007 in Calais, France.

Senior

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Ermakova finished 10th in the senior all-round World Cup competition in Corbeil-Essonnes, France.
The invitational meeting Baltic Hoop 2008, in Riga (Latvia) brought gold medals to Aleksandra Ermakova in all four apparatus. Ermakova continued to struggle transitioning into seniors in her competitions and faced back and knee injuries. She completed her career in 2010.

References

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  1. ^ "23rd European Championships for senior groups and junior individuals in rhythmic gymnastics in Moscow September 18–24, 2006". European Union of Gymnastics. Retrieved 2009-11-29.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "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.
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