| Born | c. 1944[1] Lviv, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Died | 16 February 2013 |
| Nationality | Soviet Union / Ukrainian |
| Career history | |
| Soviet Union | |
| 1962, 1967–1970, 1974–1975 | Ufa |
| 1963–1966 | Lviv |
| 1971–1973 | Balakovo |
| Individual honours | |
| 1964 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1968 | Continental Champion |
| 1970 | Soviet Champion |
Gennady Kurilenko (c. 1944 – 16 February 2013) was a Ukrainianspeedway rider. He represented theSoviet Union.
Kurilenko reached the final of theSpeedway World Championship in the1964 Individual Speedway World Championship[2] by virtue of qualifying through the Continenetal rounds at Zagreb, Lviv and Slaný.[3][4]
Kurilenko was thechampion of the Soviet Union, winning the title in 1970.[5] He had previously won theContinental Speedway final in 1968.[6]
In 1964, he was part of the Soviet Union team that toured Britain for the first time and was a metal craftsman by trade at the time[7] and later that year he reached his first world final; the1964 Individual Speedway World Championship, held on 11 September at theUllevi in Sweden.[8] In 1965 he toured the United Kingdom as part of the Soviet Union national team again.[9]
Gothenburg,Ullevi – 8th – 7pts Gothenburg, Ullevi - 4th - 11pts + 2pts
Wrocław,Olympic Stadium - 14th - 2pts
Abensberg,Abensberg Stadion (withBoris Samorodov /Igor Plekhanov /Yuri Chekranov) -2nd - 25pts (8)Kempten (withYuri Chekranov /Igor Plekhanov /Vladimir Sokolov /Viktor Trofimov) - 4th - 7pts (2)Rybnik,Rybnik Stadium (withViktor Trofimov /Vladimir Smirnov /Valeri Klementiev /Yury Dubinin) -3rd - 23pts (8)