Nikolay Vasilyevich Kolesnikov (Russian: Никола́й Васильевич Коле́сников; born 8 September 1953 in Kargaly, Almaty, Kazakh SSR) is a retired 100 metres runner who represented the USSR. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics as well as the 60 metres at the 1978 European Indoor Championships. Kolesnikov trained at Burevestnik in Leningrad.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	3rd	4 × 100 m relay
1978	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	1st	60 metres