Valery Gordeev

Valery Dmitrievich Gordeev (born 28 August 1952 in Balakovo, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet international motorcycle speedway rider.

Career Gordeev reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976. He also won the Continental Speedway final in 1973.

Gordeev won the Soviet Championship on five occasions in 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986 and 1987 and the Russian Championship twice, in 1971 and 1977.

In 1973, he was part of the Soviet team that secured the bronze medal at the 1973 Speedway World Team Cup.

In 1977, Cradley Heathens made an attempt to sign the Gordeev brothers but despite the difficulties involved in gaining clearance to race in England. Family His older brother Vladimir Gordeev is also a former rider who reached the World Final on three occasions.

World Final appearances Individual World Championship 1972 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 2pts 1973 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 8th - 7pts 1975 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts 1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 15th - 1pt

World Team Cup 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Vladimir Paznikov / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Trofimov / Aleksandr Pavlov) - 3rd - 20pts (7) 1974 - , Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Vladimir Paznikov / Mikhail Krasnov / Viktor Kalmykov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 4th - 10pts (4) 1975 – Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Vladimir Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Viktor Trofimov) – 2nd – 29pts (8) 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev / Vladimir Paznikov) - 4th - 11pts (5) 1981 - Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Mikhail Starostin / Viktor Kuznetsov / Nikolay Kornev / Anatoly Maksimov) - 4th - 3pts (0)