Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Almaty, KAZ |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"I started weightlifting because the school coach advised me to." |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
She was named the 2012 Best Athlete of the Year in Kazakhstan. (confederation.kz, 15 Oct 2015)
In 2012 she became a honorary citizen of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. (confederation.kz, 15 Oct 2015)
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Kazakhstan. (confederation.kz, 15 Oct 2015) |
International Debut |
| Year |
2009 |
| Competing for |
Kazakhstan |
| Tournament |
Asian Championships |
| Location |
Taldykorgan, KAZ |
General Interest |
| Other information |
TIME OFF
She took a break from the sport after winning gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In 2013 she married Kazakhstan weightlifter Vyacheslav Ershov and gave birth to son Arseniy in August that year. She returned to training in November 2013. (vesti.kz, 09 Apr 2014)
WELL TRAVELLED
Born in Kyrgyzstan, her family moved to Beijing, People's Republic of China, where she lived for a number of years before relocating to Kazakhstan in 2007. (businesswomen.kz, 29 Oct 2010; izvestia.kz, 01 Aug 2008) |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Physical Education, Teaching - Kazakh National Pedagogical University: Almaty, KAZ |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She missed the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing after she suffered a right elbow injury in training. (biografia.kz, 14 Aug 2012) |
| Famous relatives |
Her husband Vyacheslav Ershov has represented Kazakhstan in weightlifting and won gold in the 85kg category at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Nov 2015; vesti.kz, 09 Apr 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Alexey Ni [national], KAZ; Vyacheslav Ershov [husband], KAZ; Viktor Ni, KAZ |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting at age 15 in Beijing, China. |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Mandarin, Russian |
| Family |
Husband Vyacheslav Ershov, son Arseniy [born 2013] |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Dinamo: Kazakhstan |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
London
Houston, TX
Almaty
Paris
Antalya
Goyang
Guangzhou