![]() Krepkina (right) at the 1960 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | [1] Kotelnich, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 15 April 1933
Died | 25 April 2023 Kyiv, Ukraine | (aged 90)
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Sprints, long jump |
Club | Lokomotiv Vologda Lokomotiv Kiev |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100 m: 11.3 (1958) Long jump: 6.37 m (1960) |
Medal record |
Vera Samuilovna Krepkina (later Kalashnikova, Russian: Вера Самуиловна Крепкина (Калашникова); 15 April 1933 – 25 April 2023) was a Soviet-Ukrainian track and field athlete. She 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]
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]
Krepkina died on 25 April 2023, at the age of 90.[4]
References
- ^ Profile of Vera Krepkina (in Ukrainian)
- ^ a b Vira Kalashnykova-Krepkina. sports-reference.com
- ^ "European Championships (Women)". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Olympic and European Champion Vira Krepkina dies at the age of 90". European Athletics. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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