Yuri Nikolaevich Kleschev (Russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Клещёв) was a Soviet volleyball coach, referee, writer, and teacher.

In 1953, Kleschev graduated from the State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture (GTSOLIFK) with a PhD in 1963.

His thesis was titled "Organizational and methodological foundations of long-term training teams of higher ranks in volleyball".

He was a professor of theory and methodology of volleyball at the Russian State Institute of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism (RGUFK) in 1984, and a member of the International Academy of Informatics in 1995.

[citation needed] Kleschev is the author of over 100 scientific papers on the subject of volleyball.