Natalya Safronova

Natalya Safronova
Personal information
Full nameNatalya Safronova
NationalityRussian
Born (1979-02-06) 6 February 1979 (age 45)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Spike312 cm (123 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker
Current clubRussia Zarechie Odintsovo
Number7
National team
1997–2009Russia Russia
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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ CEV. "Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. ^ Volleywood.net. "Safronova Can Talk Again". Retrieved 14 February 2013.
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