Igor Kononov Explained

Igor Kononov
Nationality:	Russian
Birth Date:	26 April 1987
Birth Place:	Russia
Career1:	Russia
Years2:	2005, 2008, 2010, 2014
Years3:	2006–2007, 2011–2012, 2018–2019
Career3:	Oktyabrsky
Years4:	2020
Career4:	Togliatti
Indivhonour1:	World Champion
Teamyear1:	2017, 2020
Teamhonour1:	World Team Champion

Igor Alexandrovich Kononov is a Russian ice speedway world champion.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

On three occasions Kononov has finished runner-up in the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship title in 2011, 2017 and 2021. During the 2021 Championship he was in the lead on the last lap of the race-off with Dinar Valeev but hit a rut approaching the last two bends which allowed Valeev to overtake and claim the title for himself.^{[5] [6]}

He is a two times team world champion after winning the Team Ice Racing World Championship title with Russia in 2017 and 2020.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Ice Team Championships. Edinburgh Speedway.
2. Web site: Team Champions. eisspeedway. 2018-02-06. 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: ICE SPEEDWAY: VALEEV IS THE CHAMPION. FIM Awards. 14 February 2021 . 18 July 2021.
6. Web site: Dinar Valeev is the 2021 FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Champion. Speedway Info. 18 July 2021.
7. Web site: 2019 FIM Ice Speedway of Nations Start List. Eis Speedway. 20 July 2021.
8. Web site: 2020 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS. FIM Awards. 20 July 2021.