Vera Samuilovna Krepkina, née Kalashnikova, 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. Vera Krepkina (Soviet Union) set the women's 100 m world record of 11.3 in Kyiv, Soviet Union on September 13, 1958. It stood 2 years, until Wilma Rudolph's 11.3 on September 2, 1960 (equalling it). Wiki link