Vladimir Smirnov (speedway rider)

Vladimir Smirnov

Born	(1946-02-28) 28 February 1946 (age 78) Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet Union /Russian
Team honours
1971	Speedway World Team Cup silver medal
1969	Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal

Vladimir Smirnov (born 28 February 1946) is a Russian former international speedway rider. He represented the Soviet Union.

Speedway career

Smirnov won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup. ^[1] Two years later he won a silver medal in the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup ^{[2] [3] [4]} and rode in the test series against England. ^[5]

Smirnov was a leading ice rider and rode for Leningrad. ^[6]

Later concentrated on ice speedway and reached two world finals in 1975 and 1976. ^[7]

World final appearances

World Team Cup

• 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Gennady Kurilenko / Viktor Trofimov / Valeri Klementiev / Yury Dubinin) - 3rd - 23pts (9)
• 1971 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev / Viktor Trofimov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 2nd - 22pts (7)

Ice World Championship

• 1975 – Moscow, 5th – 22pts
• 1976 – Assen, 13th – 8pts

References

1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
2. "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
3. "Britain speed to title" . Manchester Evening News. 27 September 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN   0-85112-492-5.
5. "Lomas stars for England" . Rugby Advertiser. 3 September 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Speedway On Ice (1970)". You Tube (British Pathé). Retrieved 20 February 2025.
7. "FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 5 September 2024.