Yuri Chekranov

Yuri Andreevich Chekranov (31 October 1943 – 16 December 2021) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.

Speedway career
In 1963, he won the Russian national championship.

Chekranov reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1964 Speedway World Team Cup where he won a silver medal.

World Team Cup

 * 1964 - Abensberg Stadion, Abensberg (with Boris Samorodov / Igor Plekhanov / Gennady Kurilenko) - 2nd - 25pts (6)
 * 1965 - Illerstadion, Kempten (with Gennady Kurilenko / Igor Plekhanov / Vladimir Sokolov / Viktor Trofimov) - 4th - 7pts (2)

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

 * 1966 2 rounds, 4th