Natalya Safronova
| Natalya Safronova | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Natalya Safronova | ||
| Nationality |  Russia | ||
| Born | 6 February 1979 | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Spike | 312 cm (123 in) | ||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Wing Spiker | ||
| Current club | Zarechie Odintsovo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| National team | |||
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| Last updated: March 2010 | |||
Natalya Safronova (born 6 February 1979[1] in Krasnoyarsk), is a female volleyball player from Russia. During her time playing with the Russian club Zarechie Odintsovo, she won the "Best Attacker" award at the 2006–07 CEV Cup.[2]
On 3 December 2009 she collapsed during training after suffering a stroke. She was in coma for 18 days and only regained her speech a year after the incident took place.[3]
She continues to recover from the stroke with her volleyball career likely to be over.
Clubs
Uralochka Ekaterinburg (2002–2006)- Zarechie Odintsovo (2006–2009)
Awards
Individuals
References
- ^ http://www.uralochka-vc.narod.ru/e-safron.htm
- ^ CEV. "Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League". Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Volleywood.net. "Safronova Can Talk Again". Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Russian volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players of Russia
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- Sportspeople from Krasnoyarsk
- Women's volleyball players
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Russian Olympic medalist stubs
- Russian volleyball biography stubs
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics