Viktoriia Safonova (table tennis)

Viktoriia Safonova
Personal information
Full nameViktoriia Nikolayevna Safonova
Born (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988
Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Country Ukraine (before 2016)
 Russia (after 2016)
SportPara table tennis
Disability classC7
Medal record
Para table tennis
Paralympic Games
Representing  RPC
2020 Tokyo Individual
Representing  Ukraine
2012 London Individual
World Championships
2017 Bratislava Team
European Para Table Tennis Championships
2017 Lasko Singles class 7
2017 Lasko Team class 6–8
2019 Helsingborg Singles class 7
2019 Helsingborg Team class 6–8

Viktoriia Nikolayevna Safonova (Russian: Виктория Николаевна Сафонова, Ukrainian: Вікторія Миколаївна Сафонова; born 18 April 1988) is a Ukrainian-Russian female para table tennis player competing at singles (class 7) and team events (class 6–8). She represented Ukraine at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning bronze in the latter. She represented Russia at 2020 Summer Paralympics where she won a silver medal, having lost to Kelly van Zon in the women's class 7 final.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Viktoriia Safonova". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Netherlands' Kelly Van Zon makes it three Paralympic gold medals in a row". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.