Olga Safronova (Ольга Сафронова; born 5 November 1991), née Bludova (Блудова), is a Kazakhstani sprinter. She competed in the 100 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and advanced to the semifinals. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m events. At the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 60 m and a silver at the 4 × 400 m relay.[5] Safronova won four medals at the Asian Games in 2014–2018, two individual and two in the 4 × 100 m relay.[2]
 Safronova at the 2017 Asian Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 November 1991 Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Coaching | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Karaganda State University[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Yury Mashtakov Alexander Denisko (personal)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | London 2012 (semifinals) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.09 (2016) 200 m – 22.85 (2014)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her mother Irina was a hurdler, her brother Maxim is a high jumper.[1] Her husband Konstantin Safronov competed internationally in the long jump.[2]
Competition record
edit1Disqualified in the final
2Did not finish in the final
References
edit- ^ a b "Olga Safronova". Ashgabat 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Olga Safronova". AsianGames2018.id. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Olga Safronova". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Olga Safronova". IAAF. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Results". AsianAthletics.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
External links
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- Olga Safronova at World Athletics
- Olga Safronova at Olympics.com
- Olga Safronova at Olympedia
- Olga Safronova at the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan (in Russian)
- Olga Safronova at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
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