Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast (born 1982)
| Tamara Yerofeyeva (Yerofeeva) |
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 Tamara Yerofeyeva performs gala at 2003 Deriugina Cup |
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| Full name | Tamara Anatoliyivna Yerofeyeva |
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| Country represented |  Ukraine |
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| Born | (1982-03-04) 4 March 1982 (age 42)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Residence | Las Vegas, USA |
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| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
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| Level | Senior Elite |
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| Years on national team | 1996-2004 |
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| Club | Deriugina School |
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| Head coach(es) | Irina Deriugina |
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| Assistant coach(es) | Albina Deriugina |
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| Choreographer | Irina Deriugina |
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| Retired | 2004 |
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Tamara Anatoliyivna Yerofeyeva (Ukrainian: Тамара Анатоліївна Єрофеєва, Russian: Тамара Анатольевна Ерофеева; born 4 March 1982)[1] is a famous individual rhythmic gymnast. She was All-Around World Champion, multiple World Cup's winner, World Universiade winner and an Olympic Game's finalist. Tamara was competing for Ukraine's National Team from 1996 to 2004 winning more than 300 medals for Ukraine at various competitions. She currently lives in Las Vegas, USA and performing with her solo hoops act at different shows including Cirque Du Soleil, Spiegelworld, David Saxe Productions and more. Also, she’s participating in all kinds of gala and corporate events around the world. One of her recent performances was at Fashion Costume Showcase of famous french designer Thierry Mugler in Montreal, Canada.
Career
Tamara started rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 6 in Kiev, Ukraine. When she was 12 she got invited to the world famous Deriugina School where she’s pretty quickly became Deriugina’s number one gymnast and got her spot in the national team.
In 1998, Yerofeyeva participated at the 1998 World Youth Games in Moscow and won silver medals in ribbon, 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]
Tamara retired from competition in 2004 right before Olympic Games in Athens. After her retirement she created a solo hoops act and performed with top entertainment companies including world famous Cirque Du Soleil.[1] Currently, she lives in Las Vegas and performs 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]
Personal life
Yerofeyeva is married to Stoyan Metchkarov,[1] with whom she has a son named Alexander.[1]
