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 2007 Team Competition
Last updated: March 2010

Natalya Safronova (born 6 February 1979^[1] in Krasnoyarsk), is a female 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