Viktor Trofimov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Viktor Trofimov

Soviet speedway rider

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1938

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 01-Oct-2013

Profession: motorcycle racer

Nationality: Russia, Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Viktor Ivanovich Trofimov (Russian: ?????? ???????? ????????}) (22 March 1938 – 1 October 2013) is a former Soviet international speedway rider who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1972 and 1975. He also finished on the rostrum of the World Team Cup nine times between 1965 and 1976 but never won a gold medal.
He achieved four silver (1966, 1971, 1972, 1975) and three bronze (1967, 1969, 1973) medals. In the speedway team championship of the USSR he rode for 18 years for the team, "Raduga" (Rovno) and won two bronze medals. First race - April 30, 1960; retirement - October 15, 1995. He was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR. In September 2011, a book was published about the sports career of Viktor Trofimov titled English "RADUGA" Viktor Trofimov.