Vladimir Smirnov (speedway rider)
{{Short description|Soviet speedway rider}}
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| nationality = Soviet Union /Russian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1946|2|28}}
| birth_place = Soviet Union
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| teamhonour1 = Speedway World Team Cup silver medal
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| teamhonour2= Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal
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Vladimir Smirnov (born 28 February 1946) is a Russian former international speedway rider. He represented the Soviet Union.
Speedway career
Smirnov won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup.{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2426/1969-world-team-cup-final|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=13 July 2021}} Two years later he won a silver medal in the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/world-team-cup-1960-1990.html|title=World Team Cup 1960-1990|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=13 July 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004984/19710927/018/0018 |title=Britain speed to title |website=Manchester Evening News |date=27 September 1971 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 September 2024}}{{cite book|last=Matthews/Morrison|first=Peter/Ian|title=The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results|year=1987|page=290|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|isbn=0-85112-492-5}} and rode in the test series against England.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001934/19710903/362/0019 |title=Lomas stars for England |website=Rugby Advertiser |date=3 September 1971 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 September 2024}}
Smirnov was a leading ice rider and rode for Leningrad.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S0E7iN-7f8|title=Speedway On Ice (1970) |website=You Tube (British Pathé) |access-date=20 February 2025}}
Later concentrated on ice speedway and reached two world finals in 1975 and 1976.{{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=5 September 2024 }}
World final appearances
= World Team Cup =
- 1969 - {{Flagicon|POL}} Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Gennady Kurilenko / Viktor Trofimov / Valeri Klementiev / Yury Dubinin) - 3rd - 23pts (9)
- 1971 - {{Flagicon|POL}} Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev / Viktor Trofimov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 2nd - 22pts (7)
= Ice World Championship =
References
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Category:Soviet Union speedway riders
Category:Russian speedway riders
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