Boris Samorodov

Boris Samorodov (1931-2016) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[2]

Boris Samorodov
Individual honours
Born	26 September 1931[1] Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union
Died	13 February 2016 (aged 84)
Nationality	Russian
1967	Ice World Champion
1963, 1964	Speedway World Championship finalist

Speedway career

Samorodov became a World Champion after winning the gold medal at the 1967 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship.[1] He also reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3][4]

World final appearances

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

1966 - 2 rounds, 5th - 35pts
1967 – Ufa & Moscow – Champion – 57pts
1968 - 2 rounds, 3rd - 51pts
1969 - Inzell, 5th - 10pts
1973 – Inzell, 2nd – 25pts
1974 – Nässjö, 5th – 10pts

Individual World Championship

1963 – London, Wembley Stadium – 4th – 11pts
1964 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 4th - 11pts

World Team Cup

1964 - Abensberg, Abensberg Stadion (with Igor Plekhanov / Gennady Kurilenko / Yuri Chekranov) - 2nd - 25pts (3)
1966 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Igor Plekhanov / Farid Szajnurov) - 2nd - 25pts (10)
1967 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Igor Plekhanov / Gabdrakhman Kadyrov / Viktor Trofimov / Farid Szajnurov) - 3rd= - 19pts (3)

References

"In Memory Of Boris Samorodov". Eis Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
"WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
"World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 529. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.

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