Born | 26 September 1931 [1] Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union |
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Died | 13 February 2016 (aged 84) |
Nationality | Russian |
Career history | |
Soviet Union | |
1960–1967 | Ufa |
Individual honours | |
1967 | Ice World Champion |
1963, 1964 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
1962, 1964 | Soviet Champion |
Boris Alexandrovich Samorodov (1931-2016) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union. [2]
Samorodov became a World Champion after winning the gold medal at the 1967 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. [1] He also reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship. [3] [4]
Samorodov was twice the champion of the Soviet Union, winning the title in 1962 and 1964. [5]
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