Vera Krepkina
![Krepkina (right) at the 1960 Olympics](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Hildrun_Claus_and_Vera_Krepkina_1960.jpg)
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. 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.
Krepkina died on 25 April 2023, at the age of 90. Provided by Wikipedia