Vladimir Paznikov (born 1949 in Novosibirsk, Soviet Union^[1] - died June 2008 Novosibirsk)^[2] was a Soviet international speedway rider who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1973. He was also a very accomplished ice speedway rider and member of the Soviet team that finished third in the World Team Cup final in 1973.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1973 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 6th - 8pts^[3]

World Team Cup

• 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Aleksandr Pavlov / Viktor Trofimov) - 3rd - 20pts (5)
• 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev) - 4th - 11pts (2)

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

• 1972 - Nässjö - 3rd - 12+3pts
• 1973 - Inzell - 3rd - 24pts