Valery Gordeev
Soviet speedway rider
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Valery Dmitrievich Gordeev (born 28 August 1952 in Balakovo, Soviet Union)[1] is a former Soviet international motorcycle speedway rider.[2]
Balakovo, Soviet Union
1986, 1987Soviet Champion
| Born | 28 August 1952 Balakovo, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Career history | |
| Soviet Union | |
| 1970–1989 | Balakovo |
| Individual honours | |
| 1975, 1977, 1978 1986, 1987 | Soviet Champion |
| 1971, 1977 | Russian Champion |
| 1973 | Continental champion |
| 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1973 | World Team Cup bronze |
Career
Gordeev reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times in 1971, 1972,[3] 1973,[4] 1975[5] and 1976.[6] He also won the Continental Speedway final in 1973.[7]
Gordeev won the Soviet Championship on five occasions in 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986[8] and 1987[9] and the Russian Championship twice, in 1971 and 1977.[10]
In 1973, Gordeev was part of the Soviet team that secured the bronze medal at the 1973 Speedway World Team Cup.[11]
In 1977, Cradley Heathens made an attempt to sign the Gordeev brothers but despite the difficulties involved in gaining clearance to race in England.[12]
Family
Gordeev's older brother Vladimir is also a former rider who reached the World Final on three occasions.
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1972 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 2pts - 1973 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 8th - 7pts - 1975 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts
- 1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 15th - 1pt [13]
World Team Cup
- 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Vladimir Paznikov / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Trofimov / Aleksandr Pavlov) - 3rd - 20pts (7)
- 1974 - , Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Vladimir Paznikov / Mikhail Krasnov / Viktor Kalmykov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 4th - 10pts (4)
- 1975 –
Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Vladimir Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Trofimov) – 2nd – 29pts (8) - 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev / Vladimir Paznikov) - 4th - 11pts (5)
- 1981 - Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Mikhail Starostin / Viktor Kuznetsov / Nikolay Kornev / Anatoly Maksimov) - 4th - 3pts (0)
