Tamara Safonova

Tamara Stepanovna Safonova (née Fedosova; later Pogozheva and Safonova; Russian: Тамара Степановна Федосова-Погожева-Сафонова; born 24 June 1946) is a retired Russian diver. She competed in the 3-metre springboard at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, second and seventeenth place, respectively.[1]

Tamara Safonova
Safonova in 1968
Personal information
Born (1946-06-24) 24 June 1946
Moscow, Russia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1968 Mexico City Springboard
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Utrecht Springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Barcelona Springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna Springboard
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1973 MoscowSpringboard
Safonova at the 1966 European Championships.

She won bronze medals in the springboard at three consecutive European championships: in 1966, 1970 and 1974.[2] She was a Soviet champion in this event in 1964, 1966–1968 and 1970–1974.[3]

Her husband, Mikhail Safonov, is a Russian diver who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.[1]

References
  1. Tamara Fedosova-Pogozheva-Safonova. sports-reference.com
  2. European Swimming Championships (Women). gbrathletics.com
  3. Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 223. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
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