Viacheslav Platonov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1939)
Viacheslav Platonov (Russian: Вячеслав Платонов; 21 January 1939 – 26 December 2005) was a Russian volleyball player and coach.

Vyacheslav Platonov began his volleyball career playing for the Russian club teams until 1967.

He coached several clubs, notably Automobilist Leningrad, and achieved major success as a coach of the Russia men's national volleyball team.

Platonov was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2002.

His major achievements as a volleyball coach:

1980 Olympic Games Champion

1996 Olympic Games fourth place

1978 and 1982 World Champion

1990 World Championship bronze

1977, 1981 and 1991 World Cup Winner

1985 World Cup runner-up

1996 and 1997 World League third place

1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1991 European Champion