Vitaly Walerjewicz Khomitsevich (born 18 November 1978) is a six Russian ice speedway world champion.[1] [2][3]

Vitaly Khomitsevich
Born (1978-11-18) November 18, 1978 (age 46)
Kamensk-Uralsky, Russia
NationalityRussian
Individual honours
2003World Champion
Team honours
2003
2004
2005
2007
2008
World Team Champion

Career

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Khomitsevich won the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship title in 2003. He finished runner-up four times from 2004[4][5] to 2008, three of them behind Nikolay Krasnikov.[6]

Khomitsevich won the Team Ice Racing World Championship titles with Russia in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.[7] [8]

His younger brother is another multiple world champion Dmitry Khomitsevich.

References

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  1. ^ "World Ice Team Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
  2. ^ "Team Champions". eisspeedway.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 522. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ "Aakko ice speedway's World Cup sixth". Yle. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Inexplicable slowness". Berliner Zeitung. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners". Ice Speedway.co.uk.
  8. ^ "World Ice Racing Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.