Vladimir Paznikov

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Vladimir Paznikov
Born1 December 1949 (1949-12)
Novosibirsk, Soviet Union
Died31 May 2008(2008-05-31) (aged 58)
Novosibirsk, Russia
NationalitySoviet
Career history
Soviet Union
1970–1978 Novosibirsk
Individual honours
1972 Soviet Champion
1973 World finalist
Team honours
1973 World Team Cup bronze

Vladimir Vasilievich Paznikov (1 December 1949 - 31 May 2008) [1] [2] was an international Motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Soviet Union national speedway team and was an accomplished ice speedway rider. [3]

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Career

Paznikov reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1973. [4]

In 1973, he was part of the Soviet team that secured the bronze medal at the 1973 Speedway World Team Cup. [5]

After finishing his sports career, he became the coach of the USSR national speedway team and was a member of the track commission of the national motorcycle association.

On 31 May 2008, while relaxing with friends on a yacht on the Ob River, Paznikov died from suicide by a gunshot wound. [6]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

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References

  1. Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-904584-04-6.
  2. kp.ru retrieved 22nd Sept 2010
  3. "FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. "Unknown Pole wins crown from Mauger" . Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 3 September 1973. Retrieved 6 April 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "1973 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  6. "Vladimir Paznikov died tragically in Novosibirsk". Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  7. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2402-5