Nikolay Vasilyevich Safronov (; born 8 May 1940) is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed pairs, together with Leonid Rakovshchik and Igor Rudakov. In this event they won two European medals in 1964 and 1965 and finished fourth at the 1964 Summer Olympics. References 1940 births Living people Olympic rowers of the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Soviet male rowers Russian male rowers European Rowing Championships medalists