Darya Safonova

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Darya Safonova
Medal record
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Women's athletics
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Torino 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Torino 400 m

Darya Safonova (born 20 March 1981) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

Career

In 2005, she was found guilty of pemoline doping. She was suspended from the sport between March 2005 to March 2007. [1]

She won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. [2] At the same championships she won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay, together with teammates Natalya Antyukh, Yelena Voynova and Antonina Krivoshapka. [3]

Her personal best time is 51.32 seconds, achieved in July 2009 in Cheboksary. [2]

References

  1. "Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2005" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 Darya Safonova at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Results. 4x400m Relay Women". European Athletics. 8 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.