Igor Kononov

Igor Kononov

Portrait of Igor Kononov
Born	(1987-04-26) April 26, 1987 (age 38) Russia
Nationality	Russian
Career history
Russia
2005, 2008, 2010, 2014	Salavat
2006–2007, 2011–2012, 2018–2019	Oktyabrsky
2020	Togliatti
Individual honours
Team honours
2017, 2020	World Team Champion

Igor Alexandrovich Kononov is a Russian ice speedway world champion. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

On three occasions Kononov has finished runner-up in the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship title in 2011, 2017 and 2021. ^[5] During the 2021 Championship he was in the lead on the last lap of the race-off with Dinar Valeev but hit a rut approaching the last two bends which allowed Valeev to overtake and claim the title for himself. ^{[6] [7]}

He is a two times team world champion after winning the Team Ice Racing World Championship title with Russia in 2017 and 2020. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "World Ice Team Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
2. "Team Champions". eisspeedway. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. "Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners". Ice Speedway.co.uk.
4. "World Ice Racing Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
5. "FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
6. "ICE SPEEDWAY: VALEEV IS THE CHAMPION". FIM Awards. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
7. "Dinar Valeev is the 2021 FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Champion". Speedway Info. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
8. "2019 FIM Ice Speedway of Nations Start List". Eis Speedway. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
9. "2020 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS". FIM Awards. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.