Konstantin Volkov (athlete)

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Medal record
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Silver	1980 Moscow	Pole vault
World Championships
Silver	1983 Helsinki	Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Gold	1980 Sindelfingen	Pole vault
Silver	1979 Vienna	Pole vault
Silver	1982 Milan	Pole vault

Konstantin Volkov (born February 28, 1960) is a retired pole vaulter who 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 boycott Games 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.