Viktor Ivanovich Trofimov (Russian: Виктор Иванович Трофимов) (22 March 1938 – 1 October 2013)[1] was a Soviet international speedway rider.
| Born | 22 March 1938 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Died | 1 October 2013 (aged 75) Rivne, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Career history | |
| Soviet Union | |
| 1967–1979 | Rivne |
| Individual honours | |
| 1972, 1975 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1972 | Continental champion |
| 1967 | Soviet Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975 | World Team Cup silver |
Career
editTrofimov born in Leningrad, Soviet Union.[2] reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1972[3] and 1975.[4]
He also finished on the rostrum of the World Team Cup nine times between 1965 and 1976 but never won a gold medal. He achieved four silver (1966, 1971,[5] 1972, 1975)[6] and three bronze (1967, 1969, 1973) medals. In 1965 he toured the United Kingdom as part of the Soviet Union national team, it was only the second ever tour of the UK by the Soviet Union.[7]
Trofimov was the champion of the Soviet Union, winning the title in 1967.[8] He won the Continental Speedway final in 1972.[9]
In the speedway team championship of the USSR he rode for 18 years for the team Rivne and won two bronze medals. His first race was on 30 April 1960 and last was on 15 October 1995. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Trofimov remained in Ukraine and his son Vladimir Trofimov and grandson Viktor Trofimov Jr. would both go on to represent the Ukraine national speedway team. He toured the United Kingdom with the Soviet team in 1976.[10]
In September 2011, a book was published about the sports career of Viktor Trofimov titled English "RADUGA" Viktor Trofimov.[11]
World Final appearances
editIndividual World Championship
edit- 1972 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 6pts - 1975 - London, Wembley Stadium - 8th - 8pts
World Team Cup
edit- 1965 -
Kempten (with Yuri Chekranov / Gennady Kurilenko / Vladimir Sokolov / Igor Plekhanov) - 4th - 7pts (0) - 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Boris Samorodov / Igor Plekhanov / Farid Szajnurov) - 2nd - 25pts (6) - 1967 -
Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Igor Plekhanov / Boris Samorodov / Farid Szajnurov) - 3rd= - 19pts (4) - 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Gennady Kurilenko / Vladimir Smirnov / Valeri Klementiev / Yury Dubinin) - 3rd - 23pts (0)
- 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev / Vladimir Smirnov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 2nd - 22pts - Reserve -
- 1972 - Olching, (with Anatoly Kuzmin / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Kalmykov) - 2nd - 21 + 7 pts (5 + 1)
- 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Aleksandr Pavlov / Vladimir Gordeev / Vladimir Paznikov / Grigory Khlinovsky) - 3rd - 20pts (2)
- 1975 - Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Vladimir Gordeev / Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky) – 2nd – 29pts (8)
- 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev) - 4th - 11pts (0)
* 1967 - No run-off was held for 3rd place. Bronze medals were awarded to both Great Britain and Soviet Union
References
edit- ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bamford, R.; Shailes, G. (2004). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Tempus Publishing (Stroud). ISBN 0-7524-2402-5.
- ^ "Fourth World title for Mauger". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olsen-king of the track". The People. 7 September 1975. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Igor and Boris lead the Reds". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 May 1965. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Individual USRR Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "U.K. Strong Reading speedway team beats visiting Soviet riders 46-32 (1976)". British Pathe. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ English "RADUGA" Viktor Trofimov. Ovid (Rivne) Ltd. 2011. ISBN 978-966-8179-66-2.