Gennady Kurilenko (c. 1944–2013) was an international
speedway rider from Ukraine (part of the Soviet Union at the time).
Speedway career
Kurilenko reached the final of the
Speedway World Championship
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official champions ...
in the
1964 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 19th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
New Zealander Barry Briggs secured his third world title with a five race 15 point maximum. Igor Plekha ...
.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
*
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 Patriarc ...
–
Gothenburg,
Ullevi
Ullevi, sometimes known as Nya Ullevi (, ''New Ullevi''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then has also hosted the World Allround Speed Skating Championships six times; the ...
– 8th – 7pts
*
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
-
Gothenburg,
Ullevi
Ullevi, sometimes known as Nya Ullevi (, ''New Ullevi''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then has also hosted the World Allround Speed Skating Championships six times; the ...
- 4th - 11pts + 2pts
*
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
-
Wroclaw,
Olympic Stadium
''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games. An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as ...
- 14th - 2pts
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 Patriarc ...
-
Abensberg,
Abensberg Stadion (with
Boris Samorodov
Boris 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 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. He also reached the f ...
/
Igor Plekhanov
Igor Alexandrovich Plekhanov (russian: Игорь Александрович Плеханов) (July 26, 1933 in Ufa, Russian SFSR – August 1, 2007) was a Soviet speedway rider who finished second in the Speedway World Championship in 1964 and ...
/
Yuri Chekranov) - 2nd - 25pts (8)
*
1965 -
Kempten
Kempten (, (Swabian German: )) is the largest town of Allgäu, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The population was about 68,000 in 2016. The area was possibly settled originally by Celts, but was later taken over by the Romans, who called the town ' ...
(with
Yuri Chekranov /
Igor Plekhanov
Igor Alexandrovich Plekhanov (russian: Игорь Александрович Плеханов) (July 26, 1933 in Ufa, Russian SFSR – August 1, 2007) was a Soviet speedway rider who finished second in the Speedway World Championship in 1964 and ...
/
Vladimir Sokolov /
Viktor Trofimov
Viktor Ivanovich Trofimov (russian: Виктор Иванович Трофимов) (22 March 1938 – 1 October 2013) is a former Soviet international speedway rider who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1972 and 1975.
...
) - 4th - 7pts (2)
*
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
-
Rybnik
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; szl, Rybńik) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 miles) from the Czech border. It is ...
,
Rybnik Municipal Stadium
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; szl, Rybńik) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 miles) from the Czech border. It is o ...
(with
Viktor Trofimov
Viktor Ivanovich Trofimov (russian: Виктор Иванович Трофимов) (22 March 1938 – 1 October 2013) is a former Soviet international speedway rider who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1972 and 1975.
...
/
Vladimir Smirnov /
Valeri Klementiev
Valeri Klementiev (died 1971) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.
Speedway career
Klementiev became a European Champion, after winning the gold medal at the 1969 European Final. He also reached the final of the Speedway ...
/
Yury Dubinin) - 3rd - 23pts (8)
References
1940s births
2013 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Russian speedway riders
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