Grigory Alexandrovich Khlinovsky (born 11 November 1947) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[1]
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| Born | 11 November 1947 (age 77) Rivne, Soviet Union |
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| Nationality | Soviet / Ukrainian |
| Individual honours | |
| 1972, 1973, 1974 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1971, 1972 | World Team Cup silver |
| 1973 | World Team Cup bronze |
Speedway career
editKhlinovsky reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on three consecutive years, in the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship,[2] 1973 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3] He was one of six Russians that competed in the 1972 World final after strong performances in the Continental final and European final.[4]
In 1971, he was part of the Soviet team that secured the silver medal at the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup[5][6] and a bronze at the 1973 Speedway World Team Cup.[7] He also competed in the 1974 world pairs final.[8]
He was the senior coach of "Signal" team (Rivne) (1982-1989). Under his leadership "Signal" became the champion of the USSR for three times in a row (1985-1987). He was the senior coach of KAMAZ (Rivne) in 1990 and Signal (Rivne) in 1991. He is the honored coach of Ukraine, referee of the national category.
World final appearances
editIndividual World Championship
edit- 1972 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 4pts[9] - 1973 –
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 5th – 10pts - 1974 –
Gothenburg, Ullevi – 10th – 6pts
World Pairs Championship
edit- 1974 – Manchester, Hyde Road (with Vladimir Gordeev) – 6th – 10pts
World Team Cup
edit- 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Vladimir Smirnov / Vladimir Gordeev / Viktor Trofimov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 2nd - 22pts (8)
- 1972 -
Olching, (with Anatoly Kuzmin / Viktor Trofimov / Viktor Kalmykov) - 2nd - 21 + 7 pts (5 + 1) - 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Vladimir Paznikov / Valery Gordeev / Viktor Trofimov / Aleksandr Pavlov) - 3rd - 20pts (7)
- 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Valery Gordeev / Vladimir Gordeev / Vladimir Paznikov) - 4th - 11pts (2)
References
edit- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Fourth world title for Mauger". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "1972 World Championship results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Britain speed to title". Manchester Evening News. 27 September 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "1973 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "It's Ivan and me for pairs event". Sports Argus. 29 June 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "4-Timer Mauger". Sunday Mirror. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.