Sergei Sergeyevich Salnikov (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Сальников, 13 September 1925 – 9 May 1984) was a Russian football player and manager. He was part of the Soviet team that won the gold medal at the 1956 Olympics, where Salnikov scored two goals in the quarterfinal match against Indonesia.
Salnikov made his debut for USSR on 8 September 1954 in a friendly against Sweden. He played at the 1956 Summer Olympics as well as the 1958 FIFA World Cup.