Gennady Kurilenko Explained

Gennady Kurilenko
Nationality:Soviet Union / Ukrainian
Birth Date:c. 1944[1]
Birth Place:Lviv, Soviet Union
Death Date:16 February 2013 (aged 68 or 69)
Career1:Soviet Union
Career2:Ufa
Years2:1962, 1967–1970, 1974–1975
Career3:Lviv
Years3:1963–1966
Career4:Balakovo
Years4:1971–1973
Indivyear1:1964
Indivhonour1:Speedway World Championship finalist
Indivyear2:1968
Indivhonour2:Continental Champion
Indivyear3:1970
Indivhonour3:Soviet Champion

Gennady Kurilenko (c. 1944–2013) was an international speedway rider from Ukraine (part of the Soviet Union at the time).[2]

Speedway career

Kurilenko reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3] [4]

Kurilenko was the champion of the Soviet Union, winning the title in 1970.[5] He had previously won the Continental Speedway final in 1968.[6]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NEWPORT SPEEDWAY IN 1965. Thisisnotgwent. 8 July 2021.
  2. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  3. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 8 July 2021.
  4. Web site: WORLD FINALS 1936-1994. Speedway Researcher. 6 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Individual USRR Championship . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego . 6 April 2024.
  6. Book: Bott, Richard. The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 100. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. 0-09-141751-1.