| Clubname: | Soviet Union |
| Swcwins: | 0 Best result World Cup silver medal (1964, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975) |
The Soviet Union national speedway team were one of the leading nations who competed in international team motorcycle speedway.
The Soviet Union speedway team (which consisted predominantly of Russian riders but also Ukrainian, Latvian and Belarus riders) first competed in the 1961 edition of the Speedway World Team Cup, where they finished second in the East European round.[1] Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were regular World Cup contenders from 1961 until their final World Cup in 1983.[2] They reached the final on 12 occasions, winning the silver medal five times, in 1964, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975 and the bronze medals three times, in 1967, 1969 and 1973.[3] [4]
The team also reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1973 and 1974.
Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the riders then competed for their new speedway nations of the Russia, Ukraine and Latvia.
| width=40 | Year | width=150 | Venue | width=200 | Standings (Pts) | width=150 | Riders | width=40 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Abensberg Abensberg Speedwaystadion | 1.  Sweden (34)2. Soviet Union (25) 3.  Great Britain (21)4.  Poland (16) | 8 | ||||||
| 8 | |||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 1965 | Kempten Kempten Speedway | 1. Poland (38) 2. Sweden (34)3. Great Britain (18)4. Soviet Union (7) | Gennady Kurilenko | 2 | |||||
| Yuri Chekranov | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| Igor Plekhanov | 1 | ||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 1966 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (40) 2. Soviet Union (26) 3. Sweden (22)4. Great Britain (8) | Boris Samorodov | 10 | |||||
| Igor Plekhanov | 6 | ||||||||
| Viktor Trofimov | 6 | ||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 1967 | Malmö Malmö Stadion | 1. Sweden (32) 2. Poland (26)3. Great Britain (19)4. Soviet Union (19) | Igor Plekhanov | 9 | |||||
| Viktor Trofimov | 4 | ||||||||
| Boris Samorodov | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| Farid Szajnurov | 1 | ||||||||
| 1969 | Rybnik Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Great Britain (23)3. Soviet Union (23) 4. Sweden (12) | 9 | ||||||
| Gennady Kurilenko | 8 | ||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| Viktor Trofimov | 0 | ||||||||
| 1971 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Great Britain (37) 2. Soviet Union (22) 3. Poland (19)4. Sweden (18) | 8 | ||||||
| Vladimir Smirnov | 7 | ||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 1972 | Olching Olching Speedwaybahn | 1. Great Britain (36) 2. Soviet Union (21) 3. Poland (21)4. Sweden (18) | Anatoly Kuzmin | 6 | |||||
| Viktor Trofimov | 5 | ||||||||
| Viktor Kalmykov | 5 | ||||||||
| Grigory Khlinovsky | 5 | ||||||||
| 1973 | London Wembley | 1. Great Britain (37) 2. Sweden (31)3. Soviet Union (20) 4. Poland (8) | Valery Gordeev | 7 | |||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| Grigory Khlinovsky | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| Viktor Trofimov | 2 | ||||||||
| 1974 | Chorzów Silesian Stadium | 1. England (42) 2. Sweden (31)3. Poland (13)4. Soviet Union (10) | Mikhail Krasnov | 5 | |||||
| Valery Gordeev | 4 | ||||||||
| Viktor Kalmykov | 1 | ||||||||
| Anatoly Kuzmin | 0 | ||||||||
| 1975 | Norden Motodrom Halbemond | 1. England (41) 2. Soviet Union (29) 3. Sweden (16) 4. Poland (9) | Valery Gordeev | 8 | |||||
| Grigory Khlinovsky | 8 | ||||||||
| Viktor Trofimov | 8 | ||||||||
| Vladimir Gordeev | 5 | ||||||||
| 1976 | London White City Stadium | 1.  Australia (31)2. Poland (28)3. Sweden (26)4. Soviet Union (11) | Valery Gordeev | 5 | |||||
| Grigory Khlinovsky | 2 | ||||||||
| Vladimir Gordeev | 2 | ||||||||
| Vladimir Paznikov | 2 | ||||||||
| Viktor Trofimov | 0 | ||||||||
| 1981 | Olching Olching Speedwaybahn | 1. Denmark (36) 2. England (29) 3. West Germany (28) 4. Soviet Union (3) | 2 | ||||||
| Nikolay Kornev | 1 | ||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| Valery Gordeev | 0 |
Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence.[5]
| Rider | Caps | |
|---|---|---|
| Aas, Rene (E) | 5 | |
| Gordeev, Vladimir (G) | ||
| Khlinovsky, Grigory (U) | ||
| Kurilenko, Gennady (U) | ||
| Sokolov, Vladimir (U)z | ||
| Trofimov, Vladimir (U) | ||
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