Gleb Sergeevich Chugunov (born 17 December 1999) is an international speedway rider from Russia, who rides on a Polish licence.

Speedway career

Chugunov won a bronze medal at the

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in the 2017 Speedway World Cup. The following year the competition was rebranded as the Speedway of Nations and Chugunov has twice been credited with a gold medal for being part of the victorious Russian side in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, he switched his licence and now represents Poland. Chugunov controversially revealed that he married a Polish girl in order to obtain a Polish racing licence. The marriage allowed him to race while Russian riders were banned. He signed for GKM Grudziądz for the 2023 Polish speedway season. After two seasons with

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he signed for Indianerna for the 2024 Swedish speedway season.

Major results

World individual Championship

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- 16th (6pts) * 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - 19th (8pts) * 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 20th (7pts)

World Cup

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, Stadion Alfreda Smoczyka (with Emil Sayfutdinov / Vadim Tarasenko / Andrey Kudriashov) - 3rd - 18pts

Speedway of Nations

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, Anatoly Stepanov Stadium (with Emil Sayfutdinov /

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) - 1st *

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(with Emil Sayfutdinov /

) - 1st

References

1999 births Russian speedway riders Polish speedway riders Living people {{Russia-speedway-bio-stub