Natallia Safronnikava

Natallia Safronnikava (Belarusian: Натальля Сафроньнікава), née Vinogradova (born February 28, 1973) is a Belarusian sprinter, who mainly competes in the 200 metres.

Safronnikava won her first international medal (a bronze) at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and entered the podium again in 2004. Anastasiya Kapachinskaya had crossed the line first and been awarded the gold medal, but this was later taken back after she tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol. This moved Safronnikava up to the gold medal position. Her winning time of 23.13 seconds was the slowest the title had been won in.

She retired from international athletics in June 2010.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Belarus
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th (heats)	200 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th (heats)	200 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	4th (heats)	60 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	8th (semis)	100 m
			7th (semis)	200 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	6th (semis)	60 m
			3rd	200 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th (quarter-finals)	100 m
			6th (semis)	200 m
	Universiade	Beijing, China	3rd	200 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th (heats)	200 m
			8th	4 x 100 m relay
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	5th	200 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	200 m
			6th	4 x 100 m relay
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	5th	200 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	60 m
			1st	200 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th (quarter-finals)	200 m
			5th	4x100 m relay, 42.94 s NR
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	6th	Triple jump, 14.31 m PB
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	4x100 m relay

Personal bests

• 60 metres - 7.04 s (2001, indoor) [1]
• 100 metres - 11.05 s (2003)
• 200 metres - 22.68 s (2001)
• Triple jump - 14.31 m (2006, indoor) [2]

External links

• Natallia Safronnikava profile at IAAF