Igor Nikolayevich Polyakov (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Поляков, 15 July 1912 – 16 May 2008) was a rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union and was the coxswain of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the eights event.

[1] He was also a six-time Soviet champion.

After finishing his sporting career, he became a rowing coach and won several awards and received several awards and recognition for his contributions as a coach.

He died in Moscow in 2008.

[2] This article about a rowing Olympic medalist of the Soviet Union is a stub.