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
Sergey Tarabanko at the 1978 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameSergey Aleksandrovich Tarabanko
Born25 August 1949 (1949-08-25) (age 71)
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportIce speedway
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World championships
1975 MoscowIndividual
1976 AssenIndividual
1977 InzellIndividual
1978 AssenIndividual
1979 InzellTeam
1980 KalininTeam
1980 KalininIndividual
1981 AssenTeam

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


References
  1. Ice Speedway History In Figures. speedway.org
  2. Тарабанько Сергей Александрович Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. angarsk-goradm.ru
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