Natalya Safronova (born 6 February 1979, in

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...

), is a

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from

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. During her time playing with the Russian club Zarechie Odintsovo, she won the "Best Attacker" award at the 2006–07 CEV Cup. 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. She continues to recover from the stroke with her volleyball career likely to be over.

Clubs

* Uralochka Ekaterinburgo (1994–1998) *

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(1998–1999) * Uralochka Ekaterinburgo (1999–2004) * Zarechie Odintsovo (2006–2008) *

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

(2008–2009)

Awards

Individuals

* 2006–07 CEV Cup "Best Attacker"

References

External links

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FIVB Profile
1979 births Living people Russian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Krasnoyarsk Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian women 21st-century Russian women {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub