Vera Ivanovna Krasnova (Russian: Вера Ивановна Краснова, born 3 April 1950) is a retired Russian speed skater who specialized in the 500 m distance. She competed at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in 1972, placing fifth in 1976.^[1]

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Vera Krasnova

Krasnova at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born	3 April 1950 (1950-04-03) (age 74) Omsk, Russia
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	Spartak Omsk Spartak Moscow
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m – 40.96 (1976) 1000 m – 1:24.0 (1977) 1500 m – 2:19.48 (1977) 3000 m – 5:13.1 (1970)
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo 500 m

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Krasnova won a silver medal in the 500 m at the 1972 European All-around Championships. She took part in five World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, with the best result of fourth place in 1975. Domestically she won the 500 m Soviet title in 1969, 1972 and 1976.^[1] Krasnova was born in Omsk, but later moved to Moscow and worked there as a school teacher.^[2]