Konstantin Volkov (athlete)
Konstantin Volkov Jurjewitsch (Russian Константин Юрьевич Волков, English transcription Konstantin Volkov, . Born February 28, 1960 in Irkutsk ) is a former Soviet pole vaulter and politicians.
Life
Konstantin Volkov launched for the club locomotive Irkutsk and weighed to competition times about 75 kg at a height of 1.84 m. With his personal best of 5.85 m June 22, 1984 in Kiev, he was in 2010 still represented in the top 50 of the world's top pole vaulter.
In the Indoor Athletics Championships 1980 in Sindelfingen, he secured the title with 5.60m ahead of his compatriot Vladimir Polyakov. His greatest success came Volkov at the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 by winning the silver medal together with the Poland Tadeusz Ślusarski behind his compatriot Władysław Kozakiewicz. He crossed 5.65m in the fifth attempt, Kozakiewicz jumped 5.78 meters world record. In this famous competition Soviet audiences with chants, whistles and catcalls unfair tried to disturb the two poles during competition, thus helping to Olympic victory Volkov. After his victory, " thanked " Kozakiewicz with a commonly known as the disturbed Kozakiewicza gesture at the audience, Volkov remained as second in the cold. In Milan Volkov won in 1982 for the second time silver at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics Hall after 1979. 1983 he drove for the Soviet team in addition to the then world record holder Sergei Bubka and Polyakov as a promising candidate for the first World Athletics Championships in Helsinki. In addition, the Frenchman Thierry Vigneron Pierre and quinone were considered favorites. The young Bubka sat surprisingly with 5.70 m and referred by Volkov (5.60 m) in second place. He could carry no victory in the big competitions, but it was twice, 1981 and 1983, victorious at the Universiade.
Volkov completed training at the State Institute of Physical Culture ( ГИФК Государственной институт физической культуры ) from Omsk. In 1981 he was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. After his athletic career, he studied engineering at the State University of Transport ( IrGUPS ) ( Иркутский государственный университет путей сообщения ( ИрГУПС ) ) in Irkutsk. From 1986 to 1991 he worked as a coach for pole vault in his home town of Irkutsk. 2001 to 2004 he was Director General of the Trans-Siberian freight company, 2006-2008 Deputy Director General of the Siberian Metallgesellschaft. After a year as a manager at Monolitstroi - Irkutsk he was in 2009 as a successor to Boris Pusynja Minister of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth of the Irkutsk Oblast.