Grigory Khlinovsky

Grigory Khlinovsky
Born11 November 1947 (1947-11-11) (age 76)
Rivne, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet / Ukrainian
Individual honours
1972, 1973, 1974Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1971, 1972World Team Cup silver
1973World Team Cup bronze

Grigory Alexandrovich Khlinovsky (born 11 November 1947) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[1]

Speedway career

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Khlinovsky 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

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Individual World Championship

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World Pairs Championship

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Fourth world title for Mauger". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "1972 World Championship results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Britain speed to title". Manchester Evening News. 27 September 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  7. ^ "1973 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  8. ^ "It's Ivan and me for pairs event". Sports Argus. 29 June 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "4-Timer Mauger". Sunday Mirror. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.