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Vladimir Sokolov (speedway rider)

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Vladimir Sokolov
NationalitySoviet Union (Ukrainian)[1]
Career history
Soviet Union
1959–1962Ufa
1963–1969Salavat
Team honours
1965Speedway World Team Cup finalist

Vladimir Sokolov is a former international speedway rider from the Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.[1][2][3]

Speedway career

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Sokolov 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

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ a b "West of England vs Soviet Russia Exeter Falcons Official Programme 12 July 1965" (PDF). Dave Riley. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "INTERNATIONALS - UNITED KINGDOM Scotland v Soviet Union". International Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Sportlight". Daily Mirror. 7 July 1965. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  6. ^ "Individual USRR Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Igor and Boris lead the Reds". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 May 1965. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.