Valery Gordeev
Born (1952-08-28) 28 August 1952
Balakovo, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet
Career history
Soviet Union
Individual honours
1975, 1977, 1978
1986, 1987
Soviet Champion
1971, 1977Russian Champion

Valery Gordeev (born 28 August 1952 in Balakovo, Soviet Union)[1] is a former Soviet international motorcycle speedway rider.

Career

Gordeev reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times.

Gordeev won the Soviet Championship on five occasions in 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986 and 1987[2] and the Russian Championship twice, in 1971 and 1977.[3]

Family

His older brother Vladimir Gordeev is also a former rider who reached the World Final on three occasions.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

References

  1. Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  3. "Russian Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5


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