Olga Safronova

Olga Safronova

Olga Safronova in July 2017 taking silver
Personal information
Born	(1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Coached by	Yury Mashtakov
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	London 2012 (Semi Finals)
Medal record Representing  Kazakhstan Women's Athletics Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2010 Tehran 4x400 m relay 2010 Tehran 60 m

Olga Safronova (née Bludova; born 5 November 1991 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani sprinter. She competed in the 100m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and advanced to the semi-finals.^[1] At the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Bludova won bronze in the 60m event and silver at the 4 × 400 m relay.^[2]

At the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships she took the silver medal for the 100 metres beaten by her compatriot Viktoriya Zyabkina, but beating Dutee Chand of India.^[3]

She and Zayabkina, Rima Kashafutdinova and Merjen Ishanguliyeva were the winning 100m relay team who took the gold medals in Bhubaneswar.^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kazakhstan
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	57th (h)	100m	12.57 (-0.1 m/s)
			48th (h)	200m	25.55 (-0.8 m/s)
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

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