Vera Komisova
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| Gold | Moscow 1980 | 100 m hurdles | |
| Silver | Moscow 1980 | 4 x 100 m relay | |
Vera Komisova, née Nikitina (Russian: Вера Яковлевна Комисова bzw. Никитина, born 11 June 1953 in Leningrad) is a retired hurdler. Her career highlight came in 1980 when she won the Olympic gold medal.
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This biographical article relating to Russian athletics (track and field) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.| Olympic champions in women's 80 m hurdles and 100 m hurdles |
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| 80 m hurdles: 1932: Babe Didrikson | 1936: Trebisonda Valla | 1948: Fanny Blankers-Koen | 1952: Shirley Strickland | 1956: Shirley Strickland | 1960: Irina Press | 1964: Karin Balzer | 1968: Maureen Caird |
| 100 m hurdles: 1972: Annelie Ehrhardt | 1976: Johanna Schaller-Klier | 1980: Vera Komisova | 1984: Benita Fitzgerald-Brown | 1988: Yordanka Donkova | 1992: Voula Patoulidou | 1996: Ludmila Engquist | 2000: Olga Shishigina | 2004: Joanna Hayes |
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