| Boris Samorodov | |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1931[1] |
| Birth Place: | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Death Date: | 13 February 2016 (aged 84) |
| Career1: | Soviet Union |
| Career2: | Ufa |
| Years2: | 1960–1967 |
| Indivyear1: | 1967 |
| Indivhonour1: | Ice World Champion |
| Indivyear2: | 1963, 1964 |
| Indivhonour2: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Indivyear3: | 1962, 1964 |
| Indivhonour3: | Soviet Champion |
Boris Alexandrovich Samorodov (1931-2016) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[2]
Samorodov became a World Champion after winning the gold medal at the 1967 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship.[1] He also reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3] [4]
Samorodov was twice the champion of the Soviet Union, winning the title in 1962 and 1964.[5] In 1964, he was part of the Soviet Union team that toured Britain for the first time[6] and later that year he reached his second world final, after reaching the final of the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship, on 11 September, which was held at the Ullevi in Sweden.[7] He finished fourth just missing out on the podium. In 1965 he toured the United Kingdom again as part of the Soviet Union national team.[8]
Nässjö, 5th – 10pts Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Igor Plekhanov / Gabdrakhman Kadyrov / Viktor Trofimov / Farid Szajnurov) - 3rd= - 19pts (3)