Vladimir Paznikov

Vladimir Vasilievich Paznikov (1 December 1949 - 31 May 2008)^[1][2] was an international Motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Soviet Union national speedway team and was an accomplished ice speedway rider.^[3]

Vladimir Paznikov

Born	1 December 1949 (1949-12) Novosibirsk, Soviet Union
Died	31 May 2008(2008-05-31) (aged 58) Novosibirsk, Russia
Nationality	Soviet
Career history
Soviet Union
1970–1978	Novosibirsk
Individual honours
1972	Soviet Champion
1973	World finalist
Team honours
1973	World Team Cup bronze

Career

Paznikov reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1973.^[4]

In 1973, he was part of the Soviet team that secured the bronze medal at the 1973 Speedway World Team Cup.^[5]

After finishing his sports career, he became the coach of the USSR national speedway team and was a member of the track commission of the national motorcycle association.

On 31 May 2008, while relaxing with friends on a yacht on the Ob River, Paznikov died from suicide by a gunshot wound.^[6]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1973 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 6th - 8pts^[7]

World Team Cup

• 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Aleksandr Pavlov / Viktor Trofimov) - 3rd - 20pts (5)
• 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Valery Gordeev / Grigory Khlinovsky / Vladimir Gordeev) - 4th - 11pts (2)

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

• 1972 - Nässjö - 3rd - 12+3pts
• 1973 - Inzell - 3rd - 24pts