Natalya Safronova

Natalya Safronova
Personal information
Full name	Natalya Safronova
Nationality	Russia
Born	(1979-02-06) 6 February 1979 (age 42)
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
1997 –2009 Russia
Honours Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team Competition FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship 2006 Team Competition 1998 2002 Team Competition FIVB World Cup 1999 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Osaka/Hiroshima/Tokyo 2001 Saitama/Fukuoka Team Volleyball World Grand Prix 1997 Team Competition 1999 Team Competition 2002 Team Competition 1998 Team Competition 2003 Team Competition 2006 Team Competition 2009 Team European Volleyball Championship 1997 Brno Team 1999 Rome/Perugia Team 2005 Zagreb-Pula Team 2007 Team Competition
Last updated: March 2010

Natalya Safronova (born 6 February 1979^[1] in Krasnoyarsk), is a 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 Ekaterinburgo (1994–1998)
• JT Marvelous (1998–1999)
• Uralochka Ekaterinburgo (1999–2004)
• Zarechie Odintsovo (2006–2008)
• Dynamo Moscow (2008–2009)

Awards[]

Individuals[]

• 2006–07 CEV Cup "Best Attacker"

References[]

External links[]

• FIVB profile

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