# Olga Safronova

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 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 4 × 400 m relay. Safronova won four medals at the Asian Games in 2014–2018, two individual and two in the 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

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Kazakhstan ||||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 57th (h) | 100m | 12.57 |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 48th (h) | 200m | 25.55 |
| 2010 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 3rd | 60 m | 7.57 |
| 2010 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:44.20 |
| 2010 | Asian Junior Championships | Hanoi, Vietnam | 2nd | 100 m | 12.17 |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 11.87 |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 7th | 100 m | 11.82 |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 4th | 200 m | 24.29 |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 18th (qf) | 100 m | 11.88 |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 22nd (qf) | 200 m | 24.32 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 37th (h) | 100 m | 11.62 |
| 2012 | Asian Indoor Championships | Hangzhou, China | 4th | 60 m | 7.49 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 26th (h) | 60 m | 7.45 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 24th (sf) | 100 m | 11.39 |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 7th | 100 m | 11.55 |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 14th (sf) | 200 m | 23.95 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 35th (h) | 200 m | 23.83 |
| 2014 | Asian Indoor Championships | Hangzhou, China | 2nd | 60 m | 7.41 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 24th (h) | 60 m | 7.35 |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 3rd | 100 m | 11.50 |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 200 m | 23.02 |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.90 |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 4th | 100 m | 11.47 |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 37th (h) | 100 m | 11.49 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 32nd (h) | 200 m | 23.28 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 36th (h) | 100 m | 11.50 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 41st (h) | 200 m | 23.29 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 2nd | 100 m | 11.45 |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 3rd | 200 m | 23.47 |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.53 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.47 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 7th | 100 m | 11.53 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 6th | 200 m | 23.80 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 2nd (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.14$^1$ |
| 2017 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 3rd | 60 m | 7.43 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 6th | 100 m | 11.43 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | 200 m | 23.43 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.82 |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 100 m | 11.17 |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 200 m | 22.87 |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.36 |
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 8th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.71 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 31st (h) | 100 m | 11.40 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 25th (h) | 200 m | 23.16 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.79 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 36th (h) | 200 m | 23.64 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 41st (h) | 100 m | 11.65 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 37th (h) | 200 m | 23.50 |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 7th | 100 m | 11.37 |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 5th (sf) | 200 m | 23.29$^2$ |
| 2023 | Asian Indoor Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 2nd | 60 m | 7.32 |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 6th | 200 m | 23.63 |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 6th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.89$^1$ |
| 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 4th | 200 m | 23.67 |
| 2024 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 2nd | 60 m | 7.35 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 23rd (rep) | 200 m | 23.70 |
$^1$Disqualified in the final $^2$Did not finish in the final