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Igor Kononov

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Igor Kononov
Portrait of Igor Kononov
Born (1987-04-26) April 26, 1987 (age 37)
Russia
NationalityRussian
Career history
Russia
2005, 2008, 2010, 2014Salavat
2006–2007, 2011–2012, 2018–2019Oktyabrsky
2020Togliatti
Individual honours
Team honours
2017, 2020World Team Champion

Igor Alexandrovich Kononov is a Russian ice speedway world champion.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

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On three occasions Kononov has finished runner-up in the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship title in 2011, 2017 and 2021.[5] 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.[6][7]

He is a two times team world champion after winning the Team Ice Racing World Championship title with Russia in 2017 and 2020.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "World Ice Team Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
  2. ^ "Team Champions". eisspeedway. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners". Ice Speedway.co.uk.
  4. ^ "World Ice Racing Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
  5. ^ "FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "ICE SPEEDWAY: VALEEV IS THE CHAMPION". FIM Awards. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Dinar Valeev is the 2021 FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Champion". Speedway Info. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ "2019 FIM Ice Speedway of Nations Start List". Eis Speedway. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ^ "2020 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS". FIM Awards. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.