Boris Samorodov

Boris Alexandrovich Samorodov (1931-2016) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.

Speedway career
Samorodov became a World Champion after winning the gold medal at the 1967 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. He also reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Samorodov was twice the champion of the Soviet Union, winning the title in 1962 and 1964.

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

 * 1966 - 2 rounds, 5th - 35pts
 * 1967 – Ufa & Moscow – Champion – 57pts
 * 1968 - 2 rounds, 3rd - 51pts
 * 1969 - Inzell, 5th - 10pts
 * 1973 – Inzell, 2nd – 25pts
 * 1974 – 🇸🇪 Nässjö, 5th – 10pts

Individual World Championship

 * 1963 – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, Wembley Stadium – 4th – 11pts
 * 1964 - 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Ullevi - 4th - 11pts

World Team Cup

 * 1964 - Abensberg, Abensberg Stadion (with Igor Plekhanov / Gennady Kurilenko / Yuri Chekranov) - 2nd - 25pts (3)
 * 1966 - 🇵🇱 Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Viktor Trofimov / Igor Plekhanov / Farid Szajnurov) - 2nd - 25pts (10)
 * 1967 - 🇸🇪 Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Igor Plekhanov / Gabdrakhman Kadyrov / Viktor Trofimov / Farid Szajnurov) - 3rd= - 19pts (3)