Education
Astrakhan State University, Astrakhan, RUS
Language(s) spoken
English, Russian
Club name
Dinamo, Russia
Coach
Vitaly Vladislavovich Pischalnikov [father], Tatyana Petrovna Pischalnikova [mother] (RUS) (rusathletics.com, 19 Dec 2011)
Sporting relatives
Before she started with discus throwing she played handball. (newizv.ru, 26 Sep 2007)
Other sports
Her elder brother, Bogdan Pishchalnikov, is an elite Russian discus thrower and younger brother, Kirill Pishchalnikov, is a basketball player. (vk.com, 18 Jun 2012) Her mother Tatyana Pishchalnikova [nee Matrosova] and father Vitaly Pishchalnikov both represented the Soviet Union in discus. (IAAF, 20 Dec 2007)
