Olga Safronova

{{Short description|Kazakhstani sprinter (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name= Olga Safronova

|image= Olga Safronova 2017.jpg

|image_size=230px

|caption= Safronova at the 2017 Asian Championships

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1991|11|5|df=y}}

|birth_place= Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union{{cite web |url=http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/eng/zb/engzb_indoor-athletics-athlete-profile-n118650-safronova-olga.htm |title=Olga Safronova |work=Ashgabat 2017 |access-date=25 October 2017}}

|height= 1.72 m{{cite web |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/SAFRONOVA-Olga-3029133/ |title=Olga Safronova |website=AsianGames2018.id |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605183429/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/SAFRONOVA-Olga-3029133/ |url-status=dead }}

|weight= 65 kg

|coach= Yury Mashtakov
Alexander Denisko (personal){{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bludova-olga-1129820/ |title=Olga Safronova |website=London2012.com |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=4 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730114906/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bludova-olga-1129820/ |archive-date=30 July 2012}}

|alma_mater=Karaganda State University

| education= Coaching

|worlds=

|olympics= London 2012 (semifinals)

|highestranking=

|pb=100 m – 11.09 (2016)
200 m – 22.85 (2014){{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/kazakhstan/olga-safronova-235579 |title=Olga Safronova |work=IAAF |access-date=4 September 2018}}

|medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry| {{KAZ}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Incheon|200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Incheon|4 x 100 m Relay}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Incheon|100 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Jakarta-Palembang|4 x 100 m Relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Indoor Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Hangzhou|60 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Astana|60 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Tehran|60 m}}

}}

Olga Safronova (Ольга Сафронова; born 5 November 1991), née Bludova (Блудова), 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 {{nowrap|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 {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay.{{cite web |url=http://www.asianathletics.org/AIC2010/home.htm |title=Results |website=AsianAthletics.org |access-date=12 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818073654/http://www.asianathletics.org/AIC2010/home.htm |archive-date=18 August 2010}} Safronova won four medals at the Asian Games in 2014–2018, two individual and two in the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay.

Her mother Irina was a hurdler, her brother Maxim is a high jumper. Her husband Konstantin Safronov competed internationally in the long jump.

Competition record

{{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"|Representing {{KAZ}}
rowspan=2|2008

|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Bydgoszcz, Poland

|57th (h)

|100m

|12.57

48th (h)

|200m

|25.55

rowspan=5|2010

|rowspan=2|Asian Indoor Championships

|rowspan=2|Tehran, Iran

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|60 m

|7.57

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:44.20

Asian Junior Championships

|Hanoi, Vietnam

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|100 m

|12.17

rowspan=2|Asian Games

|rowspan=2|Guangzhou, China

|10th (sf)

|100 m

|11.87

|4 × 100 m relay

|DNF

rowspan=5|2011

|rowspan=2|Asian Championships

|rowspan=2|Kobe, Japan

|7th

|100 m

|11.82

4th

|200 m

|24.29

rowspan=2|Universiade

|rowspan=2|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

rowspan=3|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

rowspan=3|2013

|rowspan=2|Universiade

|rowspan=2|Kazan, Russia

|7th

|100 m

|11.55

14th (sf)

|200 m

|23.95

World Championships

|Moscow, Russia

|35th (h)

|200 m

|23.83

rowspan=5|2014

|Asian Indoor Championships

|Hangzhou, China

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|60 m

|7.41

World Indoor Championships

|Sopot, Poland

|24th (h)

|60 m

|7.35

rowspan=3|Asian Games

|rowspan=3|Incheon, South Korea

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|100 m

|11.50

bgcolor=gold|1st

|200 m

|23.02

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.90

rowspan=4|2015

|rowspan=2|Asian Championships

|rowspan=2|Wuhan, China

|4th

|100 m

|11.47

|4 × 100 m relay

|DQ

rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|Beijing, China

|37th (h)

|100 m

|11.49

32nd (h)

|200 m

|23.28

rowspan=3|2016

|rowspan=3|Olympic Games

|rowspan=3|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|36th (h)

|100 m

|11.50

41st (h)

|200 m

|23.29

|4 × 100 m relay

|DQ

rowspan=8|2017

|rowspan=3|Asian Championships

|rowspan=3|Bhubaneswar, India

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|100 m

|11.45

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|200 m

|23.47

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.53

World Championships

|London, United Kingdom

|13th (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|45.47

rowspan=3|Universiade

|rowspan=3|Taipei, Taiwan

|7th

|100 m

|11.53

6th

|200 m

|23.80

2nd (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|44.141

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

|Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|60 m

|7.43

rowspan=3|2018

|rowspan=3|Asian Games

|rowspan=3|Jakarta, Indonesia

|6th

|100 m

|11.43

5th

|200 m

|23.43

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.82

rowspan=7|2019

|rowspan=3|Asian Championships

|rowspan=3|Doha, Qatar

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|100 m

|11.17

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200 m

|22.87

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.36

World Relays

|Yokohama, Japan

|8th (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.71

rowspan=3|World Championships

|rowspan=3|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

rowspan=4|2022

|rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|Eugene, United States

|41st (h)

|100 m

|11.65

37th (h)

|200 m

|23.50

rowspan=2|Islamic Solidarity Games

|rowspan=2|Konya, Turkey

|7th

|100 m

|11.37

5th (sf)

|200 m

|23.292

rowspan=4|2023

|Asian Indoor Championships

|Astana, Kazakhstan

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|60 m

|7.32

rowspan=2|Asian Championships

|rowspan=2|Bangkok, Thailand

|6th

|200 m

|23.63

6th (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|45.891

Asian Games

|Hangzhou, China

|4th

|200 m

|23.67

rowspan=2|2024

|Asian Indoor Championships

|Tehran, Iran

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|60 m

|7.35

Olympic Games

|Paris, France

|23rd (rep)

|200 m

|23.70

1Disqualified in the final

2Did not finish in the final

References

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