Gennady Kurilenko (c. 1944–2013) was an international speedway rider from Ukraine (part of the Soviet Union at the time).[2]
Born | c. 1944[1] Lviv, Soviet Union |
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Died | 16 February 2013 (aged 68 or 69) |
Nationality | Soviet Union / Ukrainian |
Career history | |
Soviet Union | |
1962, 1967–1970, 1974–1975 | Ufa |
1963–1966 | Lviv |
1971–1973 | Balakovo |
Individual honours | |
1964 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
1968 | Continental Champion |
1970 | Soviet Champion |
Speedway career
Kurilenko reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3][4]
Kurilenko was the champion of the Soviet Union, winning the title in 1970.[5] He had previously won the Continental Speedway final in 1968.[6]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1964 –
Gothenburg, Ullevi – 8th – 7pts
- 1968 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 4th - 11pts + 2pts
- 1970 -
Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium - 14th - 2pts
World Team Cup
- 1964 -
Abensberg, Abensberg Stadion (with Boris Samorodov / Igor Plekhanov / Yuri Chekranov) - 2nd - 25pts (8)
- 1965 -
Kempten (with Yuri Chekranov / Igor Plekhanov / Vladimir Sokolov / Viktor Trofimov) - 4th - 7pts (2)
- 1969 -
Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Vladimir Smirnov / Valeri Klementiev / Yury Dubinin) - 3rd - 23pts (8)
References
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