Vera Krasnova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vera Krasnova

speed skater

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1950

Place of Birth: Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia

Profession: speed skater

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Vera Ivanovna Krasnova (Russian: ???? ???????? ????????, 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.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.
Krasnova was born in Omsk, but later moved to Moscow and worked there as a school teacher.