Vladimir Polyakov (born 9 August 1935) is a Soviet

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

. He competed in the men's high jump at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

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1935 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Soviet male high jumpers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Place of birth missing (living people) {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub