Nikolay Astapkovich

Mikalai Ivanavich Astapkovich (Мікалай Іванавіч Астапковіч; 25 January 1954 in Zhodzina, Byelorussian SSR – 2000) was a Belarusian sprint canoeist who represented the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 500 m: 1975 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, K-2 10000 m: 1981, K-4 10000 m: 1983), four silvers (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1974, K-2 500 m: 1977, K-2 10000 m: 1979, K-4 1000 m: 1974) and a bronze (K-1 10000 m: 1982).