Yuri Ivanov (speedway rider)

Yuri Ivanov

Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	2 July 1959 (1959-07-02) (age 65) Atkhatai, Buryat ASSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport	Ice speedway
Medal record Representing the   Soviet Union World championships 1984 Moscow Individual 1985 Assen Individual 1986 Stockholm Individual 1986 Leningrad Team 1987 Berlin Individual 1987 Heerenveen Team 1988 Eindhoven Individual 1988 Grenoble Team 1989 Almaty Individual 1989 Assen Team 1990 Almaty Team 1991 Inzell Team Representing the   CIS 1992 Frankfurt Individual 1992 Oulu Team

Yuri Leonidovich Ivanov (born 2 July 1959) is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Speedway career

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, ^[5] 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992). ^{[6] [7]}

World final appearances

Ice World Championship

• 1984 Moscow, 3rd 27pts
• 1985 Assen, 3rd 25pts
• 1986 Stockholm, champion 29pts
• 1987 Berlin, champion 28pts
• 1988 Eindhoven, 2nd 27pts
• 1989 Almaty, 2nd 25pts
• 1990 Gothenburg, 11th 11pts
• 1991 Assen, 2nd
• 1992 Frankfurt, champion 28pts
• 1993 Saransk, 11th 12pts
• 1995 10 Rounds GP, 17th

References

1. "Need for Speed - Yuri Ivanov wants to revive the race on the ice in the Krasnoyarsk Territory". Eis Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
2. "Juri Ivanov Steckbrief". Speedweek. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
3. Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 521. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.
4. "Ice Speedway". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
5. "03.15.1987 World Ice Speedway Final, Berlin Heat 21". You Tube. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
6. "World Ice Racing Championships". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
7. "FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 5 September 2024.