Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (Russian: Александр Александрович Волков; born 14 February 1985) is a former Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team. He was 2012 Olympic Champion, bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympic Games, gold medalist of the 2011 World Cup, silver medalist of the 2007 European Championship, multimedalist of the World League. Recently he is a head coach of Belogorie.

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Aleksandr Volkov
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1985-02-14) February 14, 1985 (age 39) Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Spike	360 cm (142 in)
Block	335 cm (132 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached Years Teams 2023– Belogorie
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Belogorie (head coach)
Career
Years Teams 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2010 2010–2011 2011–2015 2015–2016 2016 2017 2017–2019 2019–2020 2020–2023 Dinamo Moscow Luch Moscow Dinamo Moscow Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Zenit Kazan Ural Ufa Gazprom-Ugra Surgut Dinamo Moscow Zenit Saint Petersburg Dynamo-LO Zenit Kazan
National team
2004–2016  Russia
Honours Representing  Russia Men's volleyball Olympic Games 2012 London 2008 Beijing World Cup 2011 Japan 2007 Japan World League 2011 Gdansk 2007 Katowice 2010 Córdoba 2008 Rio de Janeiro 2009 Belgrade European Championship 2007 Russia
Last updated: 20 June 2023

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With Dynamo Moscow he won the bronze medal at the Men's CEV Champions League 2006–07 and was awarded the Final Four "Best Blocker".^[1]

Volkov competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Russia claimed the bronze medal. He and the Russian Team won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.