Darya Safonova Explained

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. At the same championships she won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Natalya Antyukh, Yelena Voynova and Antonina Krivoshapka.^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2005. IAAF. 7 March 2009.
2. Web site: Results. 4x400m Relay Women. 8 March 2009. European Athletics. 9 March 2009. 10 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090310165952/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/framework/eaa2.asp?event_id=10000100000083&comp_id=28784&module=competition&show=RL&lang=en. dead.