Vladimir Gordeev
Vladimir Gordeev (born 30 November 1950 in Georgia, Soviet Union)[1] is a former Soviet international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times but was disqualified in 1971 for using illegal fuel additives. His younger brother Valery Gordeev is also a former rider who reached the World Final on five occasions.
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1970 -
Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium - 13th - 5pts - 1971 -
Göteborg, Ullevi - dsq - 11pts (later disqualified for illegal fuel additives) - 1974 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 16th - 0pts
- 1975 -
London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - 0pts - 1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 16th - 0pts [2]
World Pairs Championship
- 1973 - Borås (with Anatolij Kuzmin) - 4th - 20pts (10)
- 1974 - Manchester, Hyde Road (with Gregorij Khlynovski) - 6th - 10pts (4)
World Team Cup
- 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Gregorij Khlynovski / Vladimir Smirnov / Anatolij Kuzmin) - 2nd - 22pts (4)
- 1974 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Vladimir Kalmykov / Mikhail Krasnov / Anatolij Kuzmin) - 4th - 10pts (4)
- 1975 –
Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlynovsky / Viktor Trofimov) – 2nd – 29pts (5) - 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlynovsky / Vladimir Paznikov) - 4th - 11pts (2)
References
- ↑ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
- ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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