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

Speedway career

Samorodov became a World Champion after winning the gold medal at the 1967

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. He also reached the final of the

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in the

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. Samorodov was twice the champion of the Soviet Union, winning the title in 1962 and 1964. In 1964, he was part of the Soviet Union team that toured Britain for the first time and later that year he reached his second world final, after reaching the final of the

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, on 11 September, which was held at the

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in Sweden. He finished fourth just missing out on the podium. In 1965 he toured the United Kingdom again as part of the Soviet Union national team.

World final appearances

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

- 2 rounds, 5th - 35pts *

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

– Ufa & Moscow – Champion – 57pts *

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

- 2 rounds, 3rd - 51pts *

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, 5th - 10pts *

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

– Inzell, 2nd – 25pts *

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

–

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, 5th – 10pts

Individual World Championship

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

– London,

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– 4th – 11pts *

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

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- 4th - 11pts

World Team Cup

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(with

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/ Gennady Kurilenko / Yuri Chekranov) - 2nd - 25pts (3) *

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) - 2nd - 25pts (10) *

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) - 3rd= - 19pts (3)

References

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