Nikolay Krasnikov
| Born | 4 February 1985 Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR |
|---|---|
| Died | 16 June 2025 (aged 40) Kushnarenkovsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Individual honours | |
| 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 | World Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 | World Team Champion |
Nikolay Olegovich Krasnikov (Russian: Николай Олегович Красников; 4 February 1985 – 16 June 2025)[1] was a Russian twenty-time ice speedway world champion.[2][3][4][5]
Career
[edit]After finishing third at the 2004 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship,[6] Krasnikov won eight consecutive Individual Ice Speedway World Championship titles from 2005 until 2012[7][8] and twelve Team Ice Racing World Championship titles with Russia from 2004 until 2016.[9] He is regarded as one of the leading ice speedway riders of all-time.[10]
Death
[edit]Krasnikov died at the age of 40 in a traffic accident in Kushnarenkovsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia, on 16 June 2025.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Многократный чемпион мира по мотогонкам на льду погиб в Башкирии (in Russian)
- ^ "World Ice Team Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
- ^ "Team Champions". eisspeedway. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners". Ice Speedway.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "World Ice Racing Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
- ^ "Inexplicable slowness". Berliner Zeitung. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Ice speedway in St. Johann i. Pg". Mein Bezirk. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "EIGHTH WORLD CHAMPION TITLE FOR NIKOLAI KRASNIKOV !". Motul.
- ^ "FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Nikolai Krasnikov 7 time world FIM Ice Racing champion". You Tube.
- ^ Многократный чемпион мира по мотогонкам на льду погиб в Башкирии (in Russian)
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