Valentina Mikhailovna Maksimova (Russian: Валентина Михайловна Максимова; born 21 May 1937) is a retired Russian track cyclist.

She won silver medals in the sprint at four consecutive world championships in 1958–1961, behind Galina Ermolaeva.

[1] Between 1953 and 1955 she set seven Soviet records in 200–500 m events.

[2] Maksimova graduated from the Institute of Pedagogy in Tula and then from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, where she also defended a PhD on training sprint cyclists.

[3] From 1985 to 1993 she headed the women's section of the Soviet Cycling Federation, and since 1988 was an executive member of the Russian Cycling Federation.