Konstantin Volkov (pole vaulter)

Konstantin Yuryevich Volkov (Russian: Константин Юрьевич Волков; born February 28, 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.

  • 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.


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