Faina Grigorievna Veleva-Melnik (Russian: Фаина Григорьевна Велева-Мельник; Ukrainian: Фаїна Григорівна Велєва-Мельник, romanized: Faina Hryhorivna Velieva-Melnyk; née Melnik; 9 June 1945 – 16 December 2016) was a Soviet discus thrower, a 1972 Summer Olympics champion in the discus event.

She had already broken the world record, at the 1971 European Athletics Championships, representing the then Soviet Union.

[1] Continuing to throw after the 1980 Olympics, she set the masters world record in the W35 division that has stood since 1980.

Melnik was married to Velko Velev, a Bulgarian discus thrower who also competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics.

[1] She later became an inspiration for Miss Trunchbull in the Roald Dahl children's book Matilda.