Vladimir Gordeev
Vladimir Gordeev (born 30 November 1950 in Georgia, Soviet Union)[1] is a former Soviet international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times but was disqualified in 1971 for using illegal fuel additives. His younger brother Valery Gordeev is also a former rider who reached the World Final on five occasions.
World Final appearances[]
Individual World Championship[]
- 1970 -
Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium - 13th - 5pts - 1971 -
Göteborg, Ullevi - dsq - 11pts (later disqualified for illegal fuel additives) - 1974 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 16th - 0pts
- 1975 -
London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - 0pts - 1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 16th - 0pts [2]
World Pairs Championship[]
- 1973 - Borås (with Anatoly Kuzmin) - 4th - 20pts (10)
- 1974 - Manchester, Hyde Road (with Grigory Khlinovsky) - 6th - 10pts (4)
World Team Cup[]
- 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Smirnov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 2nd - 22pts (4)
- 1974 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with / / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 4th - 10pts (4)
- 1975 –
Norden, (with Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Trofimov) – 2nd – 29pts (5) - 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Paznikov) - 4th - 11pts (2)
References[]
- ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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