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Farid Szajnurov

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Farid Szajnurov
BornSoviet Union
NationalityRussian
Career history
Soviet Union
1959–1971Ufa
Individual honours
1959, 1966Soviet Champion
1966Russian champion
Team honours
1966World Cup silver medal
1967World Cup bronze medal

Farid Szajnurov is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[1][2]

Speedway career

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Szajnurov won a silver medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup.[3][4] The following year he was part of the Soviet team that won the bronze medal at the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup.[5][6]

He was the first Champion of the Soviet Union in 1959 and later won the title a second time in 1966.[7] He also won the Russian national championship in 1966.[8]

World final appearances

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "INTERNATIONALS - EAST GERMANY". International Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "World Championship". Daily Mirror. 12 September 1966. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Individual USRR Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Russian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ "The 1966 World Cup Final". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 13 July 2021.