Natallia Safronnikava ( be, Натальля Сафроньнікава), née Vinogradova (born 28 February 1973 in

Vawkavysk Vawkavysk ( be, Ваўкавы́ск, ; russian: Волковы́ск; pl, Wołkowysk; lt, Valkaviskas; yi, וואלקאוויסק; names in other languages) is one of the oldest towns in southwestern Belarus and the capital of the Vawkavysk ...

) is a retired

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ian sprinter, who mainly competed in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. Safronnikava won her first international medal (a bronze) at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and won a gold medal in 2004 - Anastasiya Kapachinskaya of Russia originally finished first, but was disqualified after she tested positive for the anabolic steroid

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. Safronnikava's winning time of 23.13 seconds was the slowest the title had been won in, and as the event has not been contested since, she is the most recent champion as of 2021. She retired from international

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in June 2010.2003 world champion Irina Yatchenko announces her retirement

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(2010-06-04). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.

Achievements

Personal bests

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

- 7.04 s (2001, indoor

*

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

- 11.05 s (2003) *

- 22.68 s (2001) *

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

- 14.31 m (2006, indoor

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* 1973 births Living people Belarusian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Belarus European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Belarus World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade People from Vawkavysk Olympic female sprinters Sportspeople from Grodno Region {{Belarus-athletics-bio-stub