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]
In 1964, he was part of the Soviet Union team that toured Britain for the first time and was a motor mechanic by trade at the time.[7] In 1965 he toured the United Kingdom as part of the Soviet Union national team again.[8]
World final appearances
World Team Cup
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
Notes and References
- Web site: West of England vs Soviet Russia Exeter Falcons Official Programme 12 July 1965. Dave Riley. 12 July 2021.
- Web site: Yuri Chekranov – Speedway Champion . B Cozz . 29 December 2021 . 25 January 2024.
- Web site: A Rather Special Evening. Speedway Plus. 12 July 2021.
- Web site: Russian Individual Speedway Championship . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego . 9 April 2024.
- Web site: World Team Cup 1960-1990. Edinburgh Speedway. 12 July 2021.
- Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 25–26. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
- News: Now it's from Russia with speed . Manchester Evening News . 15 May 1964 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 5 September 2024.
- News: Igor and Boris lead the Reds . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 15 May 1965 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 5 September 2024.
