Sergey Tarabanko
Sergey Aleksandrovich Tarabanko (Russian: Сергей Александрович Тарабанько, born 25 August 1949) is a retired Russian ice speedway rider who won seven world titles between 1975 and 1981.[1]
Sergey Tarabanko at the 1978 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sergey Aleksandrovich Tarabanko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 25 August 1949 70) Moscow, Russia | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Ice speedway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tarabanko was born in Moscow, but was soon moved to Kirovsk and then Angarsk, where he started training in cross-country motorcycle racing. After working as a turner at a factory, between 1968 and 1972 he served in the army. In 1975 he graduated from the University of Pedagogy in Chita. He then worked as a test driver for a Jawa Motors factory in Novosibirsk, and in 1977 moved to Moscow to coach motorcycle racers. He participated in the 1988 Winter Olympics as a driver of the Soviet Olympic team and later worked as the head of the CSKA racing team in Moscow.[2]
World Final appearances
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
- 1974 -
Nässjö - 4th - 10pts - 1975 -
Moscow - Winner - 30pts - 1976 -
Assen - Winner - 1977 -
Inzell - Winner - 1978 -
Assen - Winner - 1980 -
Kalinin - 2nd
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sergey Tarabanko. |
- Ice Speedway History In Figures. speedway.org
- Тарабанько Сергей Александрович Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. angarsk-goradm.ru