Born | Russia | April 26, 1987
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Nationality | Russian |
Career history | |
Russia | |
2005, 2008, 2010, 2014 | Salavat |
2006–2007, 2011–2012, 2018–2019 | Oktyabrsky |
2020 | Togliatti |
Individual honours | |
Team honours | |
2017, 2020 | World Team Champion |
Igor Alexandrovich Kononov is a Russian ice speedway world champion. [1] [2] [3] [4]
On three occasions Kononov has finished runner-up in the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship title in 2011, 2017 and 2021. During the 2021 Championship he was in the lead on the last lap of the race-off with Dinar Valeev but hit a rut approaching the last two bends which allowed Valeev to overtake and claim the title for himself. [5] [6]
He is a two times team world champion after winning the Team Ice Racing World Championship title with Russia in 2017 and 2020. [7] [8]