Aleksandr Kovalenko (athlete)

Aleksandr Yuryevich Kovalenko (Аляксандр Юр’евіч Каваленка; born 8 May 1963) is a Belarusian retired USSR triple jumper who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In July 1987 he achieved a personal best jump of 17.77 metres, which puts him 16th in the all-time performers list. Kovalenko trained at Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad.