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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]
Natalya Safronova | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Natalya Safronova | ||
Nationality | Russian | ||
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 | |||
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Honours | |||
Last updated: March 2010 |
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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