Dmitry Koltakov Explained

Dmitry Koltakov
Birth Date:6 December 1990
Birth Place:Kurgan, Russia
Indivhonour1:World Individual Champion
Indivyear1:2015, 2017
2018
Teamyear1:2013, 2014
2016, 2017
2018
Teamhonour1:World Team Champion

Dmitry Koltakov (born 6 September 1990) is a Russian three times ice speedway individual world champion and five times World Team champion.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Koltakov won the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship titles in 2015 and 2017. His third title came when he won the 2018 Individual Ice Racing World Championship in dominating fashion. He won nine of the ten rounds and was a clear 35 points ahead of his nearest rival Daniil Ivanov.[5]

He also won the Team Ice Racing World Championship titles with Russia on five occasions in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Ice Team Championships. Edinburgh Speedway.
  2. Web site: Team Champions. eisspeedway. 2018-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004625/http://www.eisspeedway-inzell.de/html/team-wm.html. 2018-01-29. dead.
  3. Web site: Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners. Ice Speedway.co.uk.
  4. Web site: World Ice Racing Championships. Edinburgh Speedway.
  5. Web site: Final Classification. EIS Speedway. 18 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Profile. FIM. 2018-02-04. 2019-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20190913121442/http://fim-awards.com/the-champions/2017/6/23/dmitry-koltakov. dead.