Andrey Alekseevich Kudriashov (Russian: Андре́й Алексе́евич Кудряшо́в; 10 July 1991 – 18 May 2024) was a Russian motorcycle speedway rider.[2][3][4]
| Born | 10 July 1991[1] Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR |
|---|---|
| Died | 18 May 2024 (aged 32) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Career history | |
| Russia | |
| 2008–2015, 2021–2023 | Balakovo |
| 2016–2019 | Togliatti |
| Poland | |
| 2010, 2012 | Kraków |
| 2011 | Grudziądz |
| 2013–2014 | Lublin |
| 2015–2017 | Bydgoszcz |
| 2018 | Łódź |
| 2019 | Gniezno |
| 2020 | Daugavpils |
| 2021 | Opole |
| Denmark | |
| 2015–2016 | Holstebro |
| 2018 | Slangerup |
| Individual honours | |
| 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 | Russian champion |
| 2009 | U-19 Russian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2011 | U21 Team world champion |
Career
editKudriashov 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]
Illness and death
editIn 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
editWorld Championships
edit- Individual U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Championship)
- 2010 - qualify to the Semi-Final
European Championships
edit- Individual Under-19 European Championship
- 2010 - 7th placed in the Semi-Final One
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 60–61 ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ a b "Andrey Kudryashov Rosja". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Andriej Kudriaszow". Sporto We Fakty. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Andrey Kudriashov 1991-2024". FIM. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Kudriaszow Mistrzem Rosji do 19 lat" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Laguta z tytułem MIMR" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Rafał Dobrucki wygrał motoAllegro Szlakę Piastowską w Poznaniu" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Junior (U-21) World Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Russia Speedway Championship" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "The gruesome fate of 31-year-old Andrei is shocking - one thing says everything about the seriousness of the disease". Ilta Sanomat. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Kudriashov retires as he faces cancer battle". FIM. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Ушёл из жизни гонщик «Турбины» Андрей Кудряшов (in Russian)