Vladimir Polyakov (Russian: Владимир Поляков; born 17 April 1960) is a retired Soviet pole vaulter who represented the Soviet Union and later Russia. On 26 June 1981 he managed to clear 5.81 metres, beating Thierry Vigneron's six-day-old world record. Two years later Polyakov lost the record to Pierre Quinon, who jumped 5.82. Polyakov won a silver medal at the 1982 European Championships, and won the European Indoor Championships in 1983.
| 1980 | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 2nd | |||
| 1981 | Grenoble, France | 7th | |||
| 1982 | Athens, Greece | 2nd | |||
| 1983 | Budapest, Hungary | 1st |