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Farid Szajnurov is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.

Speedway career

Szajnurov won a silver medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup. The following year he was part of the Soviet team that won the bronze medal at the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup.

He was the first Champion of the Soviet Union in 1959 and later won the title a second time in 1966. He also won the Russian national championship in 1966.

World final appearances

World Team Cup

• 1966 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Boris Samorodov / Igor Plekhanov / Viktor Trofimov) - 2nd - 25pts (4)
• 1967 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Boris Samorodov / Gabdrakhman Kadyrov / Viktor Trofimov / Igor Plekhanov) - 3rd= - 19pts (1)

References

1. "INTERNATIONALS - EAST GERMANY". International Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
2. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
3. "World Championship". Daily Mirror. 12 September 1966. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
5. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
6. "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
7. "Individual USRR Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
8. "Russian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
9. "The 1966 World Cup Final". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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