Boris Samorodov
Soviet speedway rider
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Boris Alexandrovich Samorodov (1931-2016) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[2]
Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union
| Born | 26 September 1931[1] Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Speedway career
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] In 1964, he was part of the Soviet Union team that toured Britain for the first time[6] and later that year he reached his second world final, after reaching the final of the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship, on 11 September, which was held at the Ullevi in Sweden.[7] He finished fourth just missing out on the podium. In 1965 he toured the United Kingdom again as part of the Soviet Union national team.[8]
World final appearances
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
Individual World Championship
- 1963 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 4th – 11pts - 1964 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 4th - 11pts
World Team Cup
- 1964 -
Abensberg, Abensberg Stadion (with Igor Plekhanov / Gennady Kurilenko / Yuri Chekranov) - 2nd - 25pts (3) - 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Igor Plekhanov / Farid Szajnurov) - 2nd - 25pts (10) - 1967 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Igor Plekhanov / Gabdrakhman Kadyrov / Viktor Trofimov / Farid Szajnurov) - 3rd= - 19pts (3)
