Vladimir Gordeev

Vladimir Gordeev

Born	(1950-11-30) 30 November 1950 (age 74) Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet Georgian
Career history
Soviet Union
1969, 1972–1978	Balakovo
1970–1971	Tbilisi
1979–1986	Leningrad
Individual honours
1971, 1973, 1974	Soviet Champion
1972, 1976	Russian Champion
1974	Continental champion
Team honours
1971	World Cup silver

Vladimir Dmitrievich Gordeev (born 30 November 1950) is a Georgian former motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Soviet Union national speedway team.

Career

Gordeev was born on 30 November 1950 in Georgian SSR. ^[1] He won the Soviet Championship on three occasions in 1971, 1973 and 1974 ^{[2] [3]} and the Russian Championship twice, in 1972 and 1976. ^[4]

He reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times in 1971, ^[5] 1974 and 1976. ^{[6] [7]} However, he was disqualified in the 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship final for using illegal fuel additives.

In 1971, he was part of the Soviet team that secured the silver medal at the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup. ^{[8] [9]}

In 1974, he won the Continental Speedway final ^[3] and also competed in two world pairs finals. ^[10] He toured the United Kingdom with the Soviet team in 1976. ^[11]

In 1977, Cradley Heathens made an attempt to sign the Gordeev brothers despite the difficulties involved in gaining clearance to race in England. ^[12]

Family

His younger brother Valery Gordeev is also a former rider who reached the World Final on five occasions.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1970 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 13th - 5pts
• 1971 – Gothenburg, Ullevi - dsq - 11pts (later disqualified for illegal fuel additives)
• 1974 – Gothenburg, Ullevi - 16th - 0pts
• 1975 – London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - 0pts
• 1976 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 16th - 0pts ^[13]

World Pairs Championship

• 1973 – Borås, Ryavallen (with Anatoly Kuzmin) - 4th - 20pts (10)
• 1974 – Manchester, Hyde Road (with Grigory Khlinovsky) - 6th - 10pts (4)

World Team Cup

• 1971 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Smirnov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 2nd - 22pts (4)
• 1974 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Vladimir Kalmykov / Mikhail Krasnov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 4th - 10pts (4)
• 1975 – Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Trofimov) – 2nd – 29pts (5)
• 1976 – London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Paznikov) - 4th - 11pts (2)

References

1. Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-904584-04-6.
2. "Individual USRR Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
3. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
4. "Russian Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
5. "Ole Olsen wins world speedway title" . Birmingham Daily Post. 11 September 1971. Retrieved 6 April 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
7. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
8. "Britain speed to title" . Manchester Evening News. 27 September 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN   0-85112-492-5.
10. "It's Ivan and me for pairs event" . Sports Argus. 29 June 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "U.K. Strong Reading speedway team beats visiting Soviet riders 46-32 (1976)". British Pathe. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
12. "Watch young racer Ian go" . Reading Evening Post. 5 March 1977. Retrieved 25 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
13. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2402-5