Vladimir Sokolov (speedway rider) explained

Vladimir Sokolov
Nationality:	Soviet Union (Ukrainian)^[1]
Career1:	Soviet Union
Career2:	Ufa
Years2:	1959–1962
Career3:	Salavat
Years3:	1963–1969
Indivyear3:	1965, 1966
Indivhonour3:	Soviet championship bronze
Teamyear1:	1965
Teamhonour1:	Speedway World Team Cup finalist

Vladimir Sokolov is a former international speedway rider from the Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.^{[1] [2]}

Speedway career

Sokolov reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1965 Speedway World Team Cup.^{[3] [4]}

Sokolov twice won the bronze medal at the Soviet Union championship in 1965 and 1966.^[5]

World final appearances

World Team Cup

• 1965 - Kempten (with Yuri Chekranov / Igor Plekhanov / Gennady Kurilenko / Viktor Trofimov) - 4th - 7pts (2)

Notes and References

1. Web site: West of England vs Soviet Russia Exter Falcons Official Programme 12 July 1965. Dave Riley. 12 July 2021.
2. Web site: INTERNATIONALS - UNITED KINGDOM Scotland v Soviet Union. International Speedway. 12 July 2021.
3. Web site: World Team Cup 1960-1990. Edinburgh Speedway. 12 July 2021.
4. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 25–26. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
5. Web site: Individual USRR Championship . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego . 6 April 2024.