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
1999 – 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-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 Ekaterinburg (2002–2006)
• Zarechie Odintsovo (2006–2009)

Awards

Individuals

• 2006–07 CEV Cup "Best Attacker"

References

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

External links

• FIVB profile