Vera Samuilovna Krepkina (later Kalashnikova, Russian: Вера Самуиловна Крепкина (Калашникова); born 15 April 1933) is a retired Russian track athlete who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics. At all these Olympics she finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay and was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m sprint. In 1960 she also took part in the long jump and won a surprise gold medal with an Olympic record of 6.37 m, ahead of the defending champion Elżbieta Krzesińska and the world record holder Hildrun Claus.[2]
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Born | (1933-04-15) 15 April 1933 (age 89)[1] Kotelnich, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint, long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Lokomotiv Vologda Lokomotiv Kiev | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.3 (1958) LJ – 6.37 m (1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the European Championships she won gold medals in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1954 and 1958 and finished second in the 100 m in 1958.[3] She was a member of the Soviet team that set a world record in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1956, and she tied the world record (11.3 seconds) in the 100 meter dash in 1958. During her career Krepkina won eight Soviet titles: 100 m in 1952, 1957 and 1958; 200 m in 1952; 4 × 100 m relay in 1952, 1960 and 1965; and 4 × 200 m relay in 1952. In retirement she worked as a children's athletics coach in Ukraine.[2]
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European Athletics Championships champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay | |
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