Yuri Aleksandrovich Kovshov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Ковшов; born 5 September 1951) is a former Ukrainian Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion.

He was born in Kushka, Turkmen SSR, and was affiliated with VDFSO Kiev.

He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and received a silver medal in individual dressage.

[1] His grandson Maksim took part at several dressage championships in the early 2010s.

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