Igor Kononov
 Portrait of Igor Kononov | |
| Born | April 26, 1987 Russia |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Russia |
| Individual honours | |
| Team honours | |
| 2017, 2020 | World Team Champion |
Igor Alexandrovich Kononov is a Russian ice speedway world champion.[1] [2] [3] [4]
On three occasions Kononov has finished runner-up in the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship title in 2011, 2017 and 2021. During the 2021 Championship he was in the lead on the last lap of the race-off with Dinar Valeev but hit a rut approaching the last two bends which allowed Valeev to overtake and claim the title for himself.[5][6]
He is a two times team world champion after winning the Team Ice Racing World Championship title with Russia in 2017 and 2020.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ "World Ice Team Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
- ^ "Team Champions". eisspeedway. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners". Ice Speedway.co.uk.
- ^ "World Ice Racing Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
- ^ "ICE SPEEDWAY: VALEEV IS THE CHAMPION". FIM Awards. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Dinar Valeev is the 2021 FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Champion". Speedway Info. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "2019 FIM Ice Speedway of Nations Start List". Eis Speedway. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS". FIM Awards. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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