Vladimir Sokolov is a former international speedway rider from the Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.[1][2][3]
| Nationality | Soviet Union (Ukrainian)[1] |
|---|---|
| Career history | |
| Soviet Union | |
| 1959–1962 | Ufa |
| 1963–1969 | Salavat |
| Team honours | |
| 1965 | Speedway World Team Cup finalist |
Speedway career
editSokolov reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1965 Speedway World Team Cup.[4][5]
Sokolov twice won the bronze medal at the Soviet Union championship in 1965 and 1966.[6]
In 1965 he toured the United Kingdom as part of the Soviet Union national team, it was only the second ever tour of the UK by the Soviet Union.[7]
World final appearances
editWorld Team Cup
edit- 1965 -
Kempten (with Yuri Chekranov / Igor Plekhanov / Gennady Kurilenko / Viktor Trofimov) - 4th - 7pts (2)
References
edit- ^ a b "West of England vs Soviet Russia Exeter Falcons Official Programme 12 July 1965" (PDF). Dave Riley. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONALS - UNITED KINGDOM Scotland v Soviet Union". International Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Sportlight". Daily Mirror. 7 July 1965. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "Individual USRR Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Igor and Boris lead the Reds". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 May 1965. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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