Ilya Bondarenko (speedway rider)
Encyclopedia
Ilya Nikolaevich Bondarenko is a Russia
n motorcycle speedway
rider.
, his brother Pavel is also a speedway rider, and their uncle Anatoliy Bondarenko was twice world ice speedway
champion.
Bondarenko first represented Russia in 2006. He currently rides for Leicester Lions in the British Premier League
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider.
Biography
Born 16 February 1982 in TogliattiTolyatti
Tolyatti , also known as Togliatti, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Stavropolsky District, although it is administratively separate from it...
, his brother Pavel is also a speedway rider, and their uncle Anatoliy Bondarenko was twice world ice speedway
Ice speedway
Ice Speedway is a developed form of Speedway racing, featuring racing on frozen surfaces. The sport uses bikes enhanced for the terrain. Participants can compete at international level.- Outline :...
champion.
Bondarenko first represented Russia in 2006. He currently rides for Leicester Lions in the British Premier League
Speedway Premier League
The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The Premier League was founded in 1995 when it replaced the British League as the first division...
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Russian league
- Vostok ( Vladivostok ) - 1998
- Mega-Lada ( Togliatti ) - 1999-2009
- October ( October ) - from 2010
Sporting achievements
- Three-time champion of Russia in the team and individual competition among youths - 1997, 1998, 1999
- Team champion of Russia - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Silver medalist at the command of the Russian Championship - 1999, 2000
- Bronze medalist team championship of Russia - 2009
- Silver medalist at the Cup of Russia in the pairs race - 2001
- Bronze medalist at the Cup of Russia in the pairs race - 2006
- Bronze medalist personal championship of Russia among juniors - 2003
- Bronze medalist team championship of Russia among juniors - 2003
- Bronze medalist of the individual competition of the Russian Championship - 2004