Yuri Andreevich Chekranov (

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: Юрий Андреевич Черканов; 31 October 1943 – 16 December 2021) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.

Speedway career

In 1963 he won the Russian national championship. Chekranov reached the final of the

Speedway World Team Cup The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual motorcycle speedway, speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001. Format From 1960 until 1985, each team c ...

in the

1964 Speedway World Team Cup 1964 Speedway World Team Cup was the fifth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place in Abensberg, West Germany. The World Champion title was won by Sweden (34 pts) who beat Soviet U ...

where he won a silver medal. In 1964 he was part of the Soviet Union team that toured Britain for the first time and was a motor mechanic by trade at the time. In 1965 he toured the United Kingdom as part of the Soviet Union national team again.

World final appearances

World Team Cup

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 ...

Abensberg Stadion The Wack Hofmeister Stadium formerly the Altes Stadion Abensberg (the Old Stadium) is a motorcycle speedway and association football stadium located slightly east of the centre of Abensberg in Germany. It hosts the speedway team MSC Abensberg ...

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(with

Boris Samorodov Boris Alexandrovich Samorodov (1931-2016) was an international Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider from the Soviet Union. Speedway career Samorodov became a World Champion after winning the gold medal at the 1967 Individual Ice Speedway World ...

Igor Plekhanov Igor Alexandrovich Plekhanov (; 26 July 1933 in Ufa, Russian SFSR – 2 August 2007) was a Soviet speedway rider who finished second in the Speedway World Championship in 1964 and 1965. History Plekhanov was the first Soviet rider to appe ...

/ Gennady Kurilenko) - 2nd - 25pts (6) *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

Illerstadion The Illerstadion is a 9,000 capacity multi-use stadium in Kempten, Germany. The stadium is located on the Illerdamm 10 road, on the east side of the River Iller in the northern area of the town. The stadium hosts the football team FC Kempten ...

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(with Gennady Kurilenko /

/ Vladimir Sokolov /

Viktor Trofimov Viktor Ivanovich Trofimov () (22 March 1938 – 1 October 2013) was a Soviet international speedway rider. Career Trofimov born in Leningrad, Soviet Union. reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1972 and 1975. He also ...

) - 4th - 7pts (2)

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, 4th

References

Russian speedway riders 1943 births 2021 deaths Sportspeople from Ufa Soviet Union speedway riders {{USSR-speedway-bio-stub