Soviet Union national speedway team
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| SWC Wins | 0 Best result World Cup silver medal (1964, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975) |
The Soviet Union national speedway team were one of the leading nations who competed in international team motorcycle speedway.
The Soviet Union speedway team (which consisted predominantly of Russian riders but also Ukrainian, Latvian and Belarus riders) first competed in the 1961 edition of the Speedway World Team Cup, where they finished second in the East European round.[1] Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were regular World Cup contenders from 1961 until their final World Cup in 1983.[2] They reached the final on 12 occasions, winning the silver medal five times, in 1964, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975 and the bronze medals three times, in 1967, 1969 and 1973.[3][4]
The team also reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1973 and 1974.
Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the riders then competed for their new speedway nations of the Russia, Ukraine and Latvia.
