Gabdrakhman Kadyrov
Born(1941-01-27)27 January 1941
Shatura, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Died31 July 1993(1993-07-31) (aged 52)
Sochi, Russia
Career history
1967-69Bashkortostan
Individual honours
1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973Ice World Champion
Team honours
1967Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal

Gabdrakhman Kadyrov (1941-1993) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.[1] His nationality was described as being a Tatar and his mother came from Bashkortostan but he was born in Shatura.[2]

Speedway career

Kadyrov was one of the all-time great Ice Speedway riders. He won the inaugural Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in 1966 and went on to be the champion of the world six times in total, after winning again in 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1973.[3][4][5]

He won a silver medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1967 Speedway World Team Cup.[6] He was known as Gab and earned the nickname 'The Beatle' by his fellow Soviet riders because of his hair cut resembling The Beatles at the time. He was a metal craftsman by trade.[2]

World final appearances

Individual Ice World Championship

World Team Cup

References

  1. ^ "INTERNATIONALS - EAST GERMANY". International Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "West of England vs Soviet Russia Exeter Falcons Official Programme 12 July 1965" (PDF). Dave Riley. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. ^ "Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners". FIM.
  5. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 522. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  6. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.


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