Vladimir Paznikov
Appearance
Born | 1 December 1949 Novosibirsk, Soviet Union |
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Died | 31 May 2008 Novosibirsk, Russia | (aged 58)
Nationality | Soviet |
Career history | |
Soviet Union | |
1970–1978 | Novosibirsk |
Individual honours | |
1972 | Soviet Champion |
1973 | World finalist |
Team honours | |
1973 | World Team Cup bronze |
Vladimir Vasilievich Paznikov (1 December 1949 - 31 May 2008)[1][2] was an international Motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Soviet Union national speedway team and was an accomplished ice speedway rider.[3]
Career
[edit]Paznikov reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1973.[4]
In 1973, he was part of the Soviet team that secured the bronze medal at the 1973 Speedway World Team Cup.[5]
After finishing his sports career, he became the coach of the USSR national speedway team and was a member of the track commission of the national motorcycle association.
On 31 May 2008, while relaxing with friends on a yacht on the Ob River, Paznikov died from suicide by a gunshot wound.[6]
World Final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1973 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 6th - 8pts[7]
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Aleksandr Pavlov / Viktor Trofimov) - 3rd - 20pts (5)
- 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev) - 4th - 11pts (2)
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
- ^ kp.ru retrieved 22nd Sept 2010
- ^ "FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Unknown Pole wins crown from Mauger". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 3 September 1973. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1973 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Vladimir Paznikov died tragically in Novosibirsk". Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5