Mikhail Krasnov

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Mikhail Krasnov
BornSoviet Union
DiedNovember 1979
NationalityRussian
Career history
Balakovo
Individual honours
1974 Speedway World Championship finalist

Mikhail Krasnov (died November 1979) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union. [1]

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Speedway career

Krasnov was a leading Soviet Union international during the early 1970s reaching the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship. [2] He was also part of the Soviet Union team that reached the World Cup Final. [3]

He died in November 1979. [4]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

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References

  1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport top 20. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. "In Memoriam". Speedway In Memoriam. Retrieved 10 July 2021.