Anatoly Kuzmin (3 March 1950 – 7 January 1978) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[1]
| Born | 3 March 1950 Ufa, Bashkortostan, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Died | 7 January 1978 (aged 27) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Career history | |
| Soviet Union | |
| 1968 | Ufa |
| 1969–1988 | Daugavpils |
| Individual honours | |
| 1972 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1972 | Soviet championship bronze |
Speedway career edit
Kuzmin reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2] He was one of six Russians that competed in the 1972 World final after strong performances in the Continental final and European final.[3]
When in 1969 Kuzmin was drafted into the army, he moved to Daugavpils and became part of the Lokomotiv Daugavpils team from 1969 to 1988. He won the Latvian Championship in 1976 and 1977. He also won the bronze medal at the Soviet Union championship in 1972.[4]
Kuzmin died in a car accident on 7 January 1978.
World final appearances edit
Individual World Championship edit
- 1972 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 12th – 4pts[5]
World Pairs Championship edit
- 1973 -
Borås (with Vladimir Gordeev) - 4th - 20pts
World Team Cup edit
- 1971 -
Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Vladimir Smirnov / Vladimir Gordeev / Viktor Trofimov / Grigory Khlinovsky) - 2nd - 22pts (3) - 1972 -
Olching, (with Viktor Trofimov / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Kalmykov) - 2nd - 21 + 7pts (6 +2) - 1974 - Chorzów, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (with Valery Gordeev / Mikhail Krasnov / Viktor Kalmykov) - 4th - 10pts (0)
References edit
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "1972 World Championship results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Indvidual USRR Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "4-Timer Mauger". Sunday Mirror. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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