Gleb Chugunov

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Gleb Chugunov
Born (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24)
Russia
NationalityRussian
Polish
(rides on a Polish Licence)
Career history
Russia
2015–2019 Togliatti
Poland
2019–2022 Wrocław
2023 Grudziądz
2024 Ostrów
Sweden
2019 Rospiggarna
2021 Smederna
2022–2023 Västervik
2024 Indianerna
Team honours
2017 Speedway World Cup bronze medal
2018, 2019 Speedway of Nations gold medal

Gleb Sergeevich Chugunov (born 17 December 1999) is an international speedway rider from Russia, who rides on a Polish licence. [1]

Contents

Speedway career

Chugunov won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Cup in the 2017 Speedway World Cup. The following year the competition was rebranded as the Speedway of Nations and Chugunov has twice been credited with a gold medal for being part of the victorious Russian side in 2018 and 2019.

In 2020, he switched his licence and now represents Poland. [2] [3] Chugunov controversially revealed that he married a Polish girl in order to obtain a Polish racing licence. The marriage allowed him to race while Russian riders were banned. [4]

He signed for GKM Grudziądz for the 2023 Polish speedway season. [5]

Major results

World individual Championship

World Cup

Speedway of Nations

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References

  1. "Gleb Chugunov". Speedway GB. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "CHUGUNOV TO REPRESENT POLAND". Speedway GB. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "SPEEDWAY GP: CHUGUNOV READY FOR WROCLAW DOUBLE". FIM. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. "Gleb's Confession". Speedway Star. 22 October 2022. p. 6.
  5. "THE STAFF OF ZOOLESZCZ GKM GRUDZIĄDZ". GKM Grudziądz Speedway. Retrieved 6 March 2023.