Valeri Klementiev
| Born | Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Died | 1971 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Individual honours | |
| 1969 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1969 | European Champion |
Valeri Klementiev (died 1971) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[1]
Speedway career
Klementiev became a European Champion after winning the gold medal at the 1969 European Final. He also reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2] He was killed at a young age during a race in May 1971 in Russia.[3]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1969 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 4pts - 1970 -
Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium - 6th - 8pts
World Team Cup
- 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Vladimir Smirnov / Gennady Kurilenko / Yury Dubinin) - 3rd - 23pts (5)
See also
Rider deaths in motorcycle racing
References
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "In Memoriam". Speedway in memoriam. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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