Grigory Khlinovsky
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| Born | 11 November 1947 (age 76) Rivne, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Soviet / Ukrainian |
| Individual honours | |
| 1972, 1973, 1974 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1971, 1972 | World Team Cup silver |
| 1973 | World Team Cup bronze |
Grigory Alexandrovich Khlinovsky (born 11 November 1947) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[1]
Speedway career
[edit]Khlinovsky reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on three consecutive years, in the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship,[2] 1973 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3] He was one of six Russians that competed in the 1972 World final after strong performances in the Continental final and European final.[4]
In 1971, he was part of the Soviet team that secured the silver medal at the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup[5][6] and a bronze at the 1973 Speedway World Team Cup.[7] He also competed in the 1974 world pairs final.[8]
He was the senior coach of "Signal" team (Rivne) (1982-1989). Under his leadership "Signal" became the champion of the USSR for three times in a row (1985-1987). He was the senior coach of KAMAZ (Rivne) in 1990 and Signal (Rivne) in 1991. He is the honored coach of Ukraine, referee of the national category.
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1972 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 4pts[9] - 1973 –
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 5th – 10pts - 1974 –
Gothenburg, Ullevi – 10th – 6pts
World Pairs Championship
[edit]- 1974 – Manchester, Hyde Road (with Vladimir Gordeev) – 6th – 10pts
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Vladimir Smirnov / Vladimir Gordeev / Viktor Trofimov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 2nd - 22pts (8)
- 1972 -
Olching, (with Anatoly Kuzmin / Viktor Trofimov / Viktor Kalmykov) - 2nd - 21 + 7 pts (5 + 1) - 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Vladimir Paznikov / Valery Gordeev / Viktor Trofimov / Aleksandr Pavlov) - 3rd - 20pts (7)
- 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Valery Gordeev / Vladimir Gordeev / Vladimir Paznikov) - 4th - 11pts (2)
References
[edit]- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Fourth world title for Mauger". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "1972 World Championship results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Britain speed to title". Manchester Evening News. 27 September 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "1973 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "It's Ivan and me for pairs event". Sports Argus. 29 June 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "4-Timer Mauger". Sunday Mirror. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.