Dmitry Koltakov

{{Short description|Russian speedway rider}}

{{Infobox Speedway rider

| name= Dmitry Koltakov

| image = 2018 FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship Inzell Koltakov-5263.jpg

| nationality = Russian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|6}}

| birth_place = Kurgan, Russia

| years1 =

| career1 =

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| indivhonour1 = World Individual Champion

| indivyear1 = 2015, 2017
2018

| teamyear1 = 2013, 2014
2016, 2017
2018

| teamhonour1 = World Team Champion

}}

Dmitry Koltakov (born 6 September 1990) is a Russian three times ice speedway individual world champion and five times World Team champion.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/ice-racing-world-team-championship.html|title=World Ice Team Championships|publisher=Edinburgh Speedway}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/photography-culture/article/news-in-pictures-tuesday-february5-2019-ctj9mwnq0 |title=News in pictures: Tuesday February 5, 2019 |website=The Times |url-access=subscription |access-date=6 September 2024 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.icespeedway.co.uk/list-of-champions.html|title=Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners|publisher=Ice Speedway.co.uk}} {{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/world-ice-speedway-championships.html|title=World Ice Racing Championships|publisher=Edinburgh Speedway}}

Career

Koltakov won the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship titles in 2015 and 2017. His third title came when he won the 2018 Individual Ice Racing World Championship in dominating fashion.{{cite web |url=https://motorsporttop20.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/10.-Ice-Racing-Speedway.pdf |title=FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships |website=Motorsport Top 20 |access-date=6 September 2024 }} He won nine of the ten rounds and was a clear 35 points ahead of his nearest rival Daniil Ivanov.{{cite web |url=https://eisspeedway.blogspot.com/2018/04/|title=Final Classification|website=EIS Speedway|access-date=18 July 2021}}

He also won the Team Ice Racing World Championship titles with Russia on five occasions in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.{{cite web|url=http://fim-awards.com/the-champions/2017/6/23/dmitry-koltakov|title=Profile|publisher=FIM|access-date=2018-02-04|archive-date=2019-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913121442/http://fim-awards.com/the-champions/2017/6/23/dmitry-koltakov|url-status=dead}}

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Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:Russian speedway riders

Category:Ice Speedway World Champions

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