Konstantin Yuryevich Volkov (ru|Константин Юрьевич Волков; born 28 February 1960 in Irkutsk) is a retired pole vaulter.
He represented the USSR. In 1980 he won the European Indoor Championships with a championship record of 5.60 metres (which was beaten the following year). He also won an Olympic silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In 1983 he won a silver medal at the inaugural World Championships in 1983, and the next year he jumped 5.85 metres, his personal best.
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1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.45 m | |
Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | 6th | 5.40 m | |||
World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 3rd | 5.30 m | |||
1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.60 m | |
Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.65 m | ||
1981 | Universiade | Bucharest, Romania | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.75 m | |
World Cup | Rome, Italy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.70 m | ||
1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.65 m | |
1983 | Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.65 m | |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.60 m | ||
1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.80 m |