Name Konstantin Volkov | Role Athlete | |
Olympic medals Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault | ||
Konstantin Yuryevich Volkov (Russian: Константин Юрьевич Волков; born February 28, 1960 in Irkutsk) is a retired pole vaulter.
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.
References
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