Igor Marko (1965–2006) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union and Ukraine. He rode under the Soviet Union flag until the Dissolution of the Soviet Union.[1][2]
Born | Rivne, Soviet Union | 29 June 1965
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Died | 16 November 2006 | (aged 41)
Nationality | Soviet / Ukrainian |
Career history | |
1996 | Opole |
1997 | Gdańsk |
1998 | Lublin |
2002 | Grudziądz |
2004 | Lviv |
2005-06 | Rivne |
Individual honours | |
1986 | European Junior Champion |
Speedway career
editMarko competed in Britain during 1986 in the Telford ice international,[3] he was the European junior champion at the time.[4]
Marko won the gold medal at the Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in the 1986 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship.[5][6]
He toured the United Kingdom in 1990 as part of the Russia national team.[7]
European final appearances
editEuropean Under-21
edit- 1986 - Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne - 1st - 13pts
Death
editMarko was killed in a street robbery in Rivne, Ukraine, on 16 November 2006.[8]
References
edit- ^ "ISSUE 55 (March-April 2013)". Retro Speedway. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Pobili go na śmierć. Ostatni medal w życiu wywalczył z Polakiem". Przeglad Sportowy. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Former Racer to miss out". Reading Evening Post. 23 October 1986. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Russian ice race aces on the way". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 29 November 1986. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "1986". Speedway.org. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "The Russians are coming". Peterborough Herald & Post. 26 April 1990. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "In Memoriam". Speedway in memoriam. Retrieved 16 July 2021.