Viktor Kalmykov

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Viktor Kalmykov
BornSoviet Union
NationalitySoviet/Russian
Career history
Soviet Union
1966–1977 Balakovo
Individual honours
1972 Speedway World Championship finalist
1977 Russian championship silver

Viktor Kalmykov is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union. [1]

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Speedway career

Kalmykov reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship. [2] [3] He was one of six Russians that competed in the 1972 World final after strong performances in the Continental final and European final. [4]

Kalmykov won the silver medal in the Russian national championship in 1977. [5]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

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References

  1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. "Fourth world title for Mauger" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 5 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. "1972 World Championship results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. "Russian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. "4-Timer Mauger" . Sunday Mirror. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 9 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.