Russia · Women's 55 kg, December 2021
Svetlana Ershova
Svetlana Ershova is a weightlifter from Russia, born in 1994. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2011 to 2021. The latest result came in the women's 55 kg class, at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 207 kg
- Best snatch
- 92 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 115 kg
Svetlana Ershova's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 48 kg in 2011, 53 kg from 2011 to 2013, 58 kg in 2014, 55 kg from 2018 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (58 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 54.7 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 57 kg.
Latest result: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 December 2021, 55 kg, total 190 kg, place 8.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg2018 to 2021 | 91 | 112 | 200 |
| 58 kg2014 | 92 | 115 | 207 |
| 53 kg2011 to 2013 | 78 | 98 | 176 |
| 48 kg2011 | 65 | 80 | 145 |
Svetlana Ershova by the numbers
Svetlana Ershova's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 286.4
- From 207 kg at 57.2 kg bodyweight, 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 108th of 834
- 207 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 58 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 92 kg of 115 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 20
- Turned 20 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 10
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Svetlana Ershova makes each attempt
Svetlana Ershova made 77% of snatch attempts and 70% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Svetlana Ershova head to head
The lifters Svetlana Ershova has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Svetlana Ershova ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Joanna Łochowska |
4 | 2 | 2 |
 Aksana Zalatarova |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Atenery Hernández |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Katrine Nim Bruhn | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Nina Sterckx |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Sandra Hoegfeldt Jensen | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Svetlana Ershova's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 8 | 190 | 55 kg | 54.7 | 85 | 105 | ||||
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 2 | 200 | 55 kg | 54.96 | 85 | 88 | 105 | 110 | 112 | |
| 2019 Alexander Cup 1 Nov 2019 | 4 | 184 | 55 kg | 54.35 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 98 | 101 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 9 | 200 | 55 kg | 54.85 | 88 | 91 | 106 | 109 | ||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 2 | 198 | 55 kg | 54.44 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 105 | 108 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 16 | 196 | 55 kg | 53.72 | 83 | 87 | 103 | 106 | 109 | |
| 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 20 Jun 2014 | 5 | 207 | 58 kg | 57.2 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 110 | 115 | |
| 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 | 6 | 176 | 53 kg | 52.47 | 75 | 78 | 95 | 98 | ||
| 2011 European Youth Championships 21 Aug 2011 | 3 | 156 | 53 kg | 51.58 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 85 | |
| 2011 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 8 May 2011 | 5 | 145 | 48 kg | 47.65 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 80 |
Compare Svetlana Ershova
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Svetlana Ershova.