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Born | 2 July 1959 63) Atkhatai, Buryat ASSR, Soviet Union | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuri Leonidovich Ivanov (born 2 July 1959) is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union. [1] [2] [3]
Kazakov is a three times world champion after winning the gold medal at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1986 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship, 1987 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship and 1992 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. [4]
In addition he won the Team Ice Racing World Championship seven times (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992). [5]
Erik Gundersen is a former motorcycle speedway rider in the late 1970s and 1980s. Gundersen is one of the most successful speedway riders of all time. He was the Speedway World Champion on three occasions, a two time Long Track World Champion, a five time World Pairs Champion, and a seven time World Team Cup winner with Denmark.
Hans Hollen Nielsen is a Danish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1977 to 1999. Nielsen is notable for winning four Speedway World Championship titles. During his career, he won a total of 22 World Championships, making him arguably the most successful speedway rider of all time. In 2012, Nielsen was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. He later managed the Danish national team.
Guy Allen 'Sudden Sam' Ermolenko is a former speedway rider. In 1993 he won the Speedway World Championship in Pocking, Germany. He is the older brother of Charles 'Dukie' Ermolenko who also rode in the United Kingdom.
Kelvin Martin Tatum MBE is a former British international motorcycle speedway and grasstrack rider.
Jan Osvald Pedersen is a former Speedway rider who became Speedway World Champion in 1991 after finishing runner-up in 1986 and in third place in 1988 behind fellow Danes Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen. He also won the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1990 and 1991, both times partnered by Hans Nielsen.
Simon Antony Wigg was an English speedway, grasstrack and longtrack rider who won five World Long Track Championships and finished runner-up in the Speedway World Championship in 1989.
Tommy Knudsen is a former Motorcycle speedway rider who won eight Speedway World Team Cups, and two World Pairs.
Per Jonsson is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992.
Mitchell Owen (Mitch) Shirra is a former motorcycle speedway rider who rode with the Coventry Bees, Reading Racers, Swindon Robins and Ipswich Witches in the British League.
Daniil Ivanov is an international motorcycle speedway and ice speedway rider.
Richard Leonard (Rick) Miller is a former American international motorcycle speedway rider, and an automotive and motorcycle stuntman. Miller won two national BMX titles as a Webco-sponsored rider in his early teens. Miller then rode motocross in the southern California area before switching to Speedway.
Per-Olof "Posa" Serenius in Hedemora, Sweden, is a Swedish former ice speedway rider. He is notable for winning two World Individual Championship gold medals in ice speedway.
Zdeněk Kudrna was an international speedway rider who reached he Speedway World Championship final in 1979. He also finished third in the Individual Ice Racing World Championship twice, in 1977 and 1979. Kudrna was Czech Ice Racing champion six times, after the last of which he was awarded title Sportsman of the Year by the Czech Motorcycle Federation.
The 1985 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 20th edition of the World Championship The Championship was held on 9 and 10 March 1985 in Assen in the Netherlands.
The 1987 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 22nd edition of the World Championship The Championship was held on 14 and 15 March 1987 in Berlin in Germany.
The 1988 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 23rd edition of the World Championship The Championship was held on 12 and 13 March 1988 in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
Erik Stenlund is a former speedway rider from Sweden.
Milan Špinka is a former international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.
Sergey Kazakov is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.
Jarmo Hirvasoja is a former international speedway rider from Finland.