Andrey Alekseevich Kudriashov (; 10 July 1991 – 18 May 2024) was a Russian

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rider.

Career

Kudriashov came to prominence in 2009, after he won the under-19 Russian Championship, scoring a 15 points maximum. The same year, Kudryashov finished third at the individual Under-21 Russian Championship, scoring 12 points. On 3 September 2009, Kudryashov started in the motoAllegro Szlaka Piastowska, individual meeting in

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, Poland, finishing 15th. This was the prelude to his career in the

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, when he signed for

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for the

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. It was also in 2010 that Kudriashov started in the

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and in qualifying round four scored 7 points to qualify for the race-off before being eliminated. He also participated in the

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, Poland and qualified for the semi-final, held on 26 June in

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, Germany and the

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finishing 7th in the semi-final in

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, Poland. In 2011, his career really took off when he won the

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with teammates

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, Vitaly Belousov, Ilya Chalov and Vladimir Borodulin, which was held at his home track at the Trud Stadium in

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. Kudriashov won the Russian national championship in 2015. He went on to win the national title on three more occasions in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Illness and death

In early 2023, Kudriashov was forced to retire after being diagnosed with an aggressive skin cancer and sold his speedway equipment in order to support his family. Later in May 2023, he underwent a leg amputation as doctors attempted to stop the spread of the cancer. He died the following year, on 18 May 2024, at the age of 32.Ушёл из жизни гонщик «Турбины» Андрей Кудряшов

Results

World Championships

* Individual U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Championship) **

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- ''qualify to the Semi-Final''

European Championships

* Individual Under-19 European Championship ** ''

- 7th placed in the Semi-Final One''

References