Valery Gordeev

Valery Gordeev (born 28 August 1952 in Balakovo, Soviet Union)[1] is a former Soviet international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times. His older brother Vladimir Gordeev is also a former rider who qualified for the World Final on three occasions and was sensationally disqualified in 1971 for using illegal fuel additives.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

1972 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 2pts
1973 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 8th - 7pts
1975 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts
1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 15th - 1pt [2]

World Team Cup

1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Vladimir Paznikov / Gregorij Khlynovski / Viktor Trofimov / Aleksandr Pavlov) - 3rd - 20pts (7)
1975 – Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Vladimir Gordeev / Grigory Khlynovsky / Viktor Trofimov) – 2nd – 29pts (8)
1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Grigory Khlynovsky / Vladimir Gordeev / Vladimir Paznikov) - 4th - 11pts (5)
1981 - Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Mikhail Starostin / Viktor Kuznetsov / Nikolay Kornev / Anatoly Maksimov) - 4th - 3pts (0)

References

Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

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[ww76-1] Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5