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Konstantin Volkov (pole vaulter)

Konstantin Yuryevich Volkov (; born 28 February 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.

He is the father of the Belarusian pole vaulter Matvei Volkov.

International competitions

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