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]
| Natalya Safronova | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Natalya Safronova | ||
| Nationality | Russian | ||
| 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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Honours | |||
| Last updated: March 2010 | |||
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
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Uralochka Ekaterinburgo (1994–1998)
JT Marvelous (1998–1999)- Uralochka Ekaterinburgo (1999–2004)
- Zarechie Odintsovo (2006–2008)
- Dynamo Moscow (2008–2009)
Awards
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ CEV. "Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Volleywood.net. "Safronova Can Talk Again". Retrieved 14 February 2013.
External links
edit- Natalya Safronova at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Natalya Safronova at WorldofVolley
- Natalya Safronova at Olympedia
- FIVB Profile
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