Career
Surkieva made her official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women"s 78 kg class. She offered another shot for the bronze medal through the repechage bouts, where she was defeated by Mongolia"s Rambuugiin Dashdulam in the first round. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Surkieva switched to a lighter class by competing in the women"s middleweight division, despite that she weighed 72 kilograms.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Surkieva competed for the second time in the women"s 70 kg class.