Kazakhstani sprinter (born 1991)
Olga Safronova (née Bludova ; born 5 November 1991) is a Kazakhstani sprinter. She competed in the 100 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and advanced to the semifinals. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m events. At the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships , she won a bronze medal in the 60 m and a silver at the 4 × 400 m relay.[5] Safronova won four medals at the Asian Games in 2014–2018, two individual and two in the 4 × 100 m relay.[2]
Her mother Irina was a hurdler, her brother Maxim is a high jumper.[1] Her husband Konstantin Safronov competed internationally in the long jump.[2]
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Kazakhstan 2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz , Poland 57th (h) 100m 12.57 48th (h) 200m 25.55 2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 3rd 60 m 7.57 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:44.20 Asian Junior Championships Hanoi, Vietnam 2nd 100 m 12.17 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 10th (sf) 100 m 11.87 – 4 × 100 m relay DNF 2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 7th 100 m 11.82 4th 200 m 24.29 Universiade Shenzhen, China 18th (qf) 100 m 11.88 22nd (qf) 200 m 24.32 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 37th (h) 100 m 11.62 2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 4th 60 m 7.49 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 26th (h) 60 m 7.45 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 24th (sf) 100 m 11.39 2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 7th 100 m 11.55 14th (sf) 200 m 23.95 World Championships Moscow, Russia 35th (h) 200 m 23.83 2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd 60 m 7.41 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 24th (h) 60 m 7.35 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd 100 m 11.50 1st 200 m 23.02 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.90 2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 4th 100 m 11.47 – 4 × 100 m relay DQ World Championships Beijing, China 37th (h) 100 m 11.49 32nd (h) 200 m 23.28 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 36th (h) 100 m 11.50 41st (h) 200 m 23.29 – 4 × 100 m relay DQ 2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 2nd 100 m 11.45 3rd 200 m 23.47 1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.53 World Championships London, United Kingdom 13th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 45.47 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 7th 100 m 11.53 6th 200 m 23.80 2nd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.14 1 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 3rd 60 m 7.43 2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 6th 100 m 11.43 5th 200 m 23.43 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.82 2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 100 m 11.17 2nd 200 m 22.87 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.36 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 8th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.71 World Championships Doha, Qatar 31st (h) 100 m 11.40 25th (h) 200 m 23.16 12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.79 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 36th (h) 200 m 23.64 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 41st (h) 100 m 11.65 37th (h) 200 m 23.50 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 7th 100 m 11.37 5th (sf) 200 m 23.29 2 2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 2nd 60 m 7.32 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 6th 200 m 23.63 6th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 45.89 1 Asian Games Hangzhou, China 4th 200 m 23.67 2024 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 2nd 60 m 7.35
1 Disqualified in the final 2 Did not finish in the final