Juri Poljans (born 24 November 1958) is an Estonian sprint canoer who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Nottingham. He was named the Estonian male athlete of the year in 1981. References Living people Soviet male canoeists Russian male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 1958 births