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Igor Plekhanov
Igor Alexandrovich Plekhanov (Russian: Игорь Александрович Плеханов; 26 July 1933 in Ufa, Russian SFSR – 2 August 2007) was a Soviet speedway rider who finished second in the Speedway World Championship in 1964 and 1965.[1] HistoryPlekhanov was the first Soviet rider to appear in a Speedway World Championship world final during the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2] He would go on to finish runner-up in the world championship in both 1964[3] and in 1965, when he defeated four times champion Ove Fundin in the silver medal run-off.[4] Plekhanov was a five-times Soviet Champion in 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965 and 1968[5] Additionally, he won the first three editions of the Russian national championship from 1960 to 1962.[6] In 1964, he was part of the Soviet Union team that toured Britain for the first time.[7] and later that year he reached his third world final; the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship held on 11 September at the Ullevi in Sweden.[8] He captained the national team the following year in 1965 as part of the Soviet Union national team.[9] He later coached the Soviet Union national speedway team from 1970 until 1972. World Final appearancesIndividual World Championship
World Team Cup
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