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Viktor Kuznetsov (speedway rider)

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Viktor Kuznetsov
Born (1949-11-27) 27 November 1949 (age 74)
Tomsk, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Career history
Soviet Union
1975–1982Novosibirsk
1983–1986Kiev
Individual honours
1985Soviet Union champion
1982Russian champion
1985, 1986Speedway World Championship finalist

Viktor Kuznetsov (born 27 November 1949) is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[1]

Speedway career

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Kuznetsov won the Russian national championship in 1982.[2]

He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship[3] and the 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4][5][6]

Kuznetsov was the champion of the Soviet Union, winning the title in 1985.[7]

World final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Russian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Aces saved by Halifax". Manchester Evening News. 3 August 1985. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Former Racer to miss out". Reading Evening Post. 23 October 1986. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Individual USRR Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 6 April 2024.