Tamara Yerofeeva
Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast (born 1982)
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Tamara Anatoliyivna Yerofeyeva (Ukrainian: Тамара Анатоліївна Єрофеєва, Russian: Тамара Анатольевна Ерофеева; born 4 March 1982)[1] also written Tamara Yerofeeva, is a former Ukrainian individual rhythmic gymnast. She was all-around World Champion, multiple-time World Cup winner, World Universiade winner, and an Olympic Games finalist. Yerofeyeva was a member of the national team from 1996 to 2004 and won more than 300 medals for Ukraine at various competitions.
| Tamara Yerofeyeva (Yerofeeva) | |
|---|---|
Tamara Yerofeyeva performs gala at 2003 Deriugina Cup | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Tamara Anatoliyivna Yerofeyeva |
| Born | 4 March 1982 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
Country represented |  Ukraine (1996-2004) |
| Club | Deriugina School |
Head coach | Irina Deriugina |
Assistant coach | Albina Deriugina |
| Choreographer | Irina Deriugina |
| Retired | 2004 |
Medal record | |
She currently lives in Las Vegas, USA. She performed her solo hoops act at different shows, including Cirque Du Soleil, Spiegelworld, and David Saxe Productions, and now she organizes series of very popular rhythmic gymnastics agg competitions “Tamara Cup” and works as the head coach at a rhythmic gymnastics club “Rhythmic Gymnastics of Las Vegas”.
Career
Yerofeeva started rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 6 in Kyiv, Ukraine. When she was 12, she was invited to the Deriugina School and soon thereafter joined the national team.
In 1998, Yerofeyeva participated at the 1998 World Youth Games in Moscow and won gold medal in ribbon, silver with hoop and rope and a bronze in clubs in senior competition.[2] In 2001, when Yerofeyeva was 19, she became a leader of the Ukrainian National Olympic Team. She was a four-time World champion, four-time World Cup winner, seven-time silver medalist at the European Championships, four-time gold medalist at the 2001 World Universiade, and placed sixth in the all-around final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[3]
She retired from competition in 2004, right before Olympic Games in Athens. After her retirement, she created a solo hoops act and performed with various entertainment companies, including Cirque Du Soleil.[1] Currently, she lives in Las Vegas. She performed at different shows, including "Zumanity" by Cirque Du Soleil at New York, New York Resort and Casino, "V The Ultimate Variety Show" and musical "VEGAS!-The Show" at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.[1] She finished her career as a performing artist in 2024 and now she organizes a series of very popular RG and AGG competitions “TAMARA CUP”, and works as the head coach at the "Aerial Athletica" gymnastics club.[4][5]
Personal life
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hoop | Music from Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt |
| Ball | Music from The Life of David Gale | |
| Clubs | El Tango de Roxanne music from Moulin Rouge! by Ewan McGregor & Jose Feliciano & Jacek Koman | |
| Ribbon | Act 1 finale Death of Giselle, Love Scene music from Giselle by Adolphe Adam | |
| 2003 | Hoop | Baba Yaga music from Pictures from an Exhibition by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |
| Ball | Spring Love by Giovanni Marradi | |
| Clubs | El Tango de Roxanne music from Moulin Rouge! by Ewan McGregor & Jose Feliciano & Jacek Koman | |
| Ribbon | The Apartment / At the Bank / Hotel Regina music from The Bourne Identity by John Powell | |
| 2002 | Hoop | Barbarian Horde, The Battle music from Gladiator by Hans Zimmer |
| Rope | Tribal War music from Black Hawk Down by Hans Zimmer | |
| Clubs | In the Tunnels / Hummell Gets the Rockets music from The Rock by Harry Gregson-Williams & Nick Glennie-Smith & Hans Zimmer | |
| Ball | Surrounded music from The Man in the Iron Mask by Nick Glennie-Smith | |
| 2001 | Hoop | Barbarian Horde music from Gladiator by Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard |
| Rope | Frenazo music from Bedazzled by Tony Phillips | |
| Clubs | Libertango by Astor Piazzolla | |
| Ball | The Skulls, The Race, Reprise music from The Skulls by Randy Edelman | |
| 2000 | Hoop | Main Title music from Enemy of the State by Trevor Rabin & Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Rope | Main Theme music from The Saint by Graeme Revell | |
| Ball | Ispoved (Confession) by Bustrayakov | |
| Ribbon | The Tunnel Part 1 music from Enemy of the State by Harry Gregson-Williams / Trevor Rabin | |
| 1999 | Hoop | Mr. Mellow / Megalith by T-Square |
| Rope | Main Theme music from The Saint by Graeme Revell | |
| Ball | Heat Miser by Massive Attack | |
| Ribbon | Grand Central (from Carlito's Way) by Patrick Doyle | |
| 1998 | Rope | Luna de Paris by Raúl di Blasio |
| Clubs | Libertango by Astor Piazzolla | |
| Ball | Specialist (From The Specialist) by John Barry, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Ribbon | Grand Central (from Carlito's Way) by Patrick Doyle | |
| 1997 | Hoop | An Unending Story (Alternate) / An Unending Story (Film Version) music from Basic Instinct by Jerry Goldsmith |
| Rope | Gopak by Vladimir Bustriakov | |
| Clubs | Libertango by Astor Piazzolla | |
| Ribbon | Grand Central (from Carlito's Way) by Patrick Doyle |
Detailed Olympic results
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music[6] | Apparatus | Score-Final | Score-Qualifying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Olympics | Sydney | All-around | 39.000 | 38.899 | |
| Grand Central (from Carlito's Way) by Patrick Doyle | Ribbon | 9.750 | 9.708 | |||
| Ispoved (Confession) by Bustrayakov | Ball | 9.750 | 9.716 | |||
| Mr. Mellow / Megalith by T-Square | Hoop | 9.750 | 9.750 | |||
| The Saint by Graeme Revell | Rope | 9.750 | 9.725 |