Natalya Safronova

Natalya Safronova
Personal information
Full name Natalya Safronova
Nationality  Russia
Born (1979-02-06) 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 Russia Zarechie Odintsovo
Number 7
National team
1999 –Russia Russia
Honours
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Team Competition
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
2006 Team Competition
Volleyball World Grand Prix
2006 Team Competition
European Volleyball Championship
2005 Zagreb-PulaTeam
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.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.uralochka-vc.narod.ru/e-safron.htm
  2. ↑ CEV. "Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  3. ↑ Volleywood.net. "Safronova Can Talk Again". Retrieved 2013-02-14.


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