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Andrey Kudriashov
Russian speedway rider (1991–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrey Alekseevich Kudriashov (Russian: Андре́й Алексе́евич Кудряшо́в; 10 July 1991 – 18 May 2024) was a Russian motorcycle speedway rider.[2][3][4]
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Kudriashov came to prominence in 2009, after he won the under-19 Russian Championship, scoring a 15 points maximum.[5] The same year, Kudryashov finished third at the individual Under-21 Russian Championship, scoring 12 points.[6]
On 3 September 2009, Kudryashov started in the motoAllegro Szlaka Piastowska, individual meeting in Poznań, Poland, finishing 15th.[7] This was the prelude to his career in the Team Speedway Polish Championship, when he signed for Wanda Kraków for the 2010 Polish speedway season.[2]
It was also in 2010 that Kudriashov started in the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification and in qualifying round four scored 7 points to qualify for the race-off before being eliminated. He also participated in the 2010 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship in Gdańsk, Poland and qualified for the semi-final, held on 26 June in Landshut, Germany and the 2010 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship finishing 7th in the semi-final in Rawicz, Poland.
In 2011, his career really took off when he won the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship with teammates Artem Laguta, Vitaly Belousov, Ilya Chalov and Vladimir Borodulin, which was held at his home track at the Trud Stadium in Balakovo.[8]
Kudriashov won the Russian national championship in 2015. He went on to win the national title on three more occasions in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[9]
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Illness and death
In early 2023, Kudriashov was forced to retire after being diagnosed with an aggressive skin cancer[10] and sold his speedway equipment in order to support his family.[11] Later in May 2023, he underwent a leg amputation as doctors attempted to stop the spread of the cancer. He died the following year, on 18 May 2024, at the age of 32.[12]
Results
World Championships
- Individual U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Championship)
- 2010 - qualify to the Semi-Final
European Championships
- Individual Under-19 European Championship
- 2010 - 7th placed in the Semi-Final One
See also
References
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