Vladimir Smirnov

Vladimir Smirnov (born 28 February 1946) is a Russian former international speedway rider. He represented the Soviet Union.

Speedway career Smirnov won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup. Two years later he won a silver medal in the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup and rode in the test series against England.

Smirnov was a leading ice rider and rode for Leningrad.

Later concentrated on ice speedway and reached two world finals in 1975 and 1976.

World final appearances World Team Cup 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Gennady Kurilenko / Viktor Trofimov / Valeri Klementiev / Yury Dubinin) - 3rd - 23pts (9) 1971 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev / Viktor Trofimov / Anatoly Kuzmin) - 2nd - 22pts (7)

Ice World Championship 1975 – Moscow, 5th – 22pts 1976 – Assen, 13th – 8pts