| Igor Plekhanov | |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1933 |
| Career1: | Soviet Union |
| Career2: | Ufa |
| Years2: | 1959–1968 |
| Indivyear1: | 1964, 1965 |
| Indivhonour1: | World Championship silver |
| Indivyear2: | 1964 |
| Indivhonour2: | Continental champion |
| Indivyear3: | 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968 |
| Indivhonour3: | Soviet Champion |
| Indivyear4: | 1960, 1961, 1962 |
| Indivhonour4: | Russian champion |
Igor Alexandrovich Plekhanov (ru|Игорь Александрович Плеханов) (26 July 1933 in Ufa, Russian SFSR – 2 August 2007) was a Soviet speedway rider who finished second in the Speedway World Championship in 1964 and 1965.[1]
Plekhanov was the first Soviet rider to appear in a Speedway World Championship world final during the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2] He would go on to finish runner-up in the world championship in both 1964[3] and in 1965, when he defeated four times champion Ove Fundin in the silver medal run-off.[4]
Plekhanov was a five-times Soviet Champion in 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965 and 1968[5] Additionally, he won the first three editions of the Russian national championship from 1960 to 1962.[6] In 1964, he was part of the Soviet Union team that toured Britain for the first time.[7] and later that year he reached his third world final; the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship held on 11 September at the Ullevi in Sweden.[8] He captained the national team the following year in 1965 as part of the Soviet Union national team.[9]
He later coached the Soviet Union national speedway team from 1970 until 1972.
Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 13th - 4pts Göteborg, Ullevi - 2nd - 13pts Göteborg, Ullevi - 8th - 8pts Göteborg, Ullevi - Reserve - Did not ride Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Boris Samorodov / Gabdrakhman Kadyrov / Viktor Trofimov / Farid Szajnurov) - 3rd= - 19pts (9)