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Viktor Kalmykov

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Viktor Kalmykov
BornSoviet Union
NationalitySoviet/Russian
Career history
Soviet Union
1966–1977Balakovo
Individual honours
1972Speedway World Championship finalist
1977Russian championship silver

Viktor Kalmykov is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[1]

Speedway career

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Kalmykov reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2][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]

Kalmykov won the silver medal in the Russian national championship in 1977.[5]

World final appearances

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Individual World 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. ^ "Russian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ^ "4-Timer Mauger". Sunday Mirror. 17 September 1972. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.