Konstantin Volkov (pole vaulter)

Konstantin Yuryevich Volkov (Russian: Константин Юрьевич Волков; born 28 February 1960 in Irkutsk) is a retired pole vaulter.

Konstantin Volkov

Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games
	1980 Moscow	Pole vault
World Championships
	1983 Helsinki	Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
	1980 Sindelfingen	Pole vault
	1979 Vienna	Pole vault
	1982 Milan	Pole vault
Universiade
	1981 Bucharest	Pole Vault
	1983 Edmonton	Pole Vault

Biography

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.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the Soviet Union
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	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	1st	5.60 m
	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	2nd	5.65 m
1981	Universiade	Bucharest, Romania	1st	5.75 m
	World Cup	Rome, Italy	1st	5.70 m
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	2nd	5.65 m
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	1st	5.65 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	5.60 m
1984	Friendship Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	1st	5.80 m

External links

• Konstantin Volkov at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Konstantin Volkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.