Valeri Klementiev
Soviet Union motorcycle speedway rider
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Valeri Klementiev (5 August 1946 – 7 April 1971) was a Russian speedway rider. He represented the Soviet Union.[1][2]
Born5 August 1946
Lipetsk, Soviet Union
Lipetsk, Soviet Union
Died7 April 1971 (aged 24)
Zelenokumsk, Soviet Union
Zelenokumsk, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
1968–1970Tbilisi
| Born | 5 August 1946 Lipetsk, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Died | 7 April 1971 (aged 24) Zelenokumsk, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Career history | |
| Soviet Union | |
| 1968–1970 | Tbilisi |
| Individual honours | |
| 1969 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1969 | European Champion |
| 1969 | Soviet championship silver |
Speedway career
Klementiev became a European Champion, after winning the gold medal at the 1969 European Final. He also reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
Klemetiev won the silver medal at the Soviet Union championship in 1969[4] and also won the European final in 1969. He qualified for the European final and then the world final as part of the 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5]
He was killed at a young age during a race on 7 April 1971 in Russia.[6]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1969 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 4pts - 1970 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 6th - 8pts
World Team Cup
- 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Vladimir Smirnov / Gennady Kurilenko / Yury Dubinin) - 3rd - 23pts (5)
