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]

Igor Marko
Born(1965-06-29)29 June 1965
Rivne, Soviet Union
Died16 November 2006(2006-11-16) (aged 41)
NationalitySoviet / Ukrainian
Career history
1996Opole
1997Gdańsk
1998Lublin
2002Grudziądz
2004Lviv
2005-06Rivne
Individual honours
1986European Junior Champion

Speedway career

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Marko 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

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European Under-21

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Death

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Marko was killed in a street robbery in Rivne, Ukraine, on 16 November 2006.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "ISSUE 55 (March-April 2013)". Retro Speedway. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Pobili go na śmierć. Ostatni medal w życiu wywalczył z Polakiem". Przeglad Sportowy. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Former Racer to miss out". Reading Evening Post. 23 October 1986. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Russian ice race aces on the way". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 29 November 1986. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ "1986". Speedway.org. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ^ "The Russians are coming". Peterborough Herald & Post. 26 April 1990. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "In Memoriam". Speedway in memoriam. Retrieved 16 July 2021.