Mikhail Starostin (born 24 February 1955) is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.

Speedway career

Starostin hold the Russian record for National Championships and he won the Soviet Union Individual Speedway Championship seven times during the period from 1975 until 1991. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the

1979 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 34th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. In his 14th straight World Final appearance (dating back to 1966), New Zealand's Ivan Mauger won his 6t ...

and the

1982 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 37th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The 1982 World Final was held in Los Angeles in the United States. This was the only time the Individual ...

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

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, Silesian Stadium – 13th – 3pts *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

- Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum - 16th - 0pts

World Team Cup

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

- Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Valery Gordeev / Viktor Kuznetsov / Nikolay Kornev / Anatoly Maksimov) - 4th - 3pts (0)

References

1955 births Living people Russian speedway riders Sportspeople from Ufa {{Speedway-stub