Galina Vasilievna Yermolayeva (Russian: Галина Васильевна Ермолаева; born 4 February 1937) is a retired Soviet sprint cyclist who dominated the UCI Track Cycling World Championships of 1958–1973, winning 6 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals.

[2][3] She was born in Novokhopyorsk, but after World War II her family moved to Moscow, where her father worked as a taxi driver.

As a teenager she competed at the national level in cross-country skiing but then after a frostbite accident changed to cycling.

Later for her cycling achievements she was given a car, a personal gift of Leonid Brezhnev.

[2] She graduated in construction engineer and later married Anatoly Vasiliev (Russian: Анатолий Серге́евич Васильев), changing her last name to Vasilieva.