| Born | (1952-08-28) 28 August 1952 (age 72) Balakovo, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Career history | |
| Soviet Union | |
| 1970–1989 | Balakovo |
| Individual honours | |
| 1975, 1977, 1978 1986, 1987 | Soviet Champion |
| 1971, 1977 | Russian Champion |
| 1973 | Continental champion |
| 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1973 | World Team Cup bronze |
Valery Dmitrievich Gordeev (born 28 August 1952 in Balakovo, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet international motorcycle speedway rider.
Career
Gordeev reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976. He also won the Continental Speedway final in 1973.
Gordeev won the Soviet Championship on five occasions in 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986 and 1987 and the Russian Championship twice, in 1971 and 1977.
In 1973, he was part of the Soviet team that secured the bronze medal at the 1973 Speedway World Team Cup.
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
- 1972 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 2pts - 1973 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 8th - 7pts - 1975 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts
- 1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 15th - 1pt
World Team Cup
- 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Vladimir Paznikov / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Trofimov / Aleksandr Pavlov) - 3rd - 20pts (7)
- 1974 - , Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Vladimir Paznikov / Mikhail Krasnov / Viktor Kalmykov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 4th - 10pts (4)
- 1975 –
Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Vladimir Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Trofimov) – 2nd – 29pts (8) - 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev / Vladimir Paznikov) - 4th - 11pts (5)
- 1981 - Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Mikhail Starostin / Viktor Kuznetsov / Nikolay Kornev / Anatoly Maksimov) - 4th - 3pts (0)
References
- Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
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- "Unknown Pole wins crown from Mauger". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 3 September 1973. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Olsen-king of the track". The People. 7 September 1975. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- "Russian ice race aces on the way". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 29 November 1986. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Individual USRR Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- "Russian Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- "1973 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5