Yuri Chekranov Explained

Yuri Chekranov
Nationality:	Russian
Birth Date:	31 October 1943^[1]
Birth Place:	Ufa, Soviet Union
Death Date:	^[2]
Death Place:	Ufa, Russia
Career1:	Soviet Union
Career2:	Ufa
Years2:	1963
Indivyear1:	1963
Indivhonour1:	Russian champion
Teamyear1:	1964
Teamhonour1:	Speedway World Team Cup silver medal

Yuri Andreevich Chekranov (31 October 1943 – 16 December 2021) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.^{[1] [3]}

Speedway career

In 1963, he won the Russian national championship.^[4]

Chekranov reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1964 Speedway World Team Cup where he won a silver medal.^{[5] [6]}

World final appearances

World Team Cup

• 1964 - Abensberg Stadion, Abensberg (with Boris Samorodov / Igor Plekhanov / Gennady Kurilenko) - 2nd - 25pts (6)
• 1965 - Illerstadion, Kempten (with Gennady Kurilenko / Igor Plekhanov / Vladimir Sokolov / Viktor Trofimov) - 4th - 7pts (2)

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

• 1966 2 rounds, 4th

Notes and References

1. Web site: West of England vs Soviet Russia Exeter Falcons Official Programme 12 July 1965. Dave Riley. 12 July 2021.
2. Web site: Yuri Chekranov – Speedway Champion . B Cozz . 29 December 2021 . 25 January 2024.
3. Web site: A Rather Special Evening. Speedway Plus. 12 July 2021.
4. Web site: Russian Individual Speedway Championship . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego . 9 April 2024.
5. Web site: World Team Cup 1960-1990. Edinburgh Speedway. 12 July 2021.
6. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 25–26. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.