Vladimir Zapleshny is a former international
speedway rider from the Soviet Union.
Speedway career
Zapleshny reached the final of the
Speedway World Championship in the
1973 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1973 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 28th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The 1973 World Final was won by Polish rider Jerzy Szczakiel following a run-off in with defending cham ...
. He was one of four Russians that competed in the 1973 World final after strong performances in the Continental final and European final. During the 1973 Continental final he took the bronze medal and remarkably was one of the seven Russians that took the first seven places.
Zapleshny won the silver medal at the
Soviet Union championship in 1972.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
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1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
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Chorzów
Chorzów ( ; ; german: link=no, Königshütte ; szl, Chorzōw) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population ...
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Silesian Stadium Silesian as an adjective can mean anything from or related to Silesia. As a noun, it refers to an article, item, or person of or from Silesia.
Silesian may also refer to:
People and languages
*Silesians, inhabitants of Silesia, either a West Sla ...
– 15th – 2pts
References
Russian speedway riders
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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