Ilya Bondarenko (speedway rider)

Ilya Bondarenko

Born	16 February 1982 Togliatti, Russia
Nationality	Russia

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Ilya Nikolaevich Bondarenko (Russian: Иль́я Никола́евич Бондаре́нко) is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider.

Biography

Born 16 February 1982 in Togliatti,^[1][2] his brother Pavel is also a speedway rider, and their uncle Anatoliy Bondarenko was twice world ice speedway champion.

Bondarenko first represented Russia in 2006.^[3] In 2011 he rode for Leicester Lions in the British Premier League.

Career

Russian league

• Vostok ( Vladivostok ) - 1998
• Mega-Lada ( Togliatti ) - 1999-2009
• Oktiabrskiy ( Oktiabrskiy ) - from 2010

Polish league

• Lokomotiv ( Daugavpils ) - 2007-2008
• Kolejarz ( Opole ) - 2009-2010

Ukrainian Premier League

• Kaskad ( Rivne ) - 2009-2010

British Premier League

• Leicester Lions - 2011

Sporting achievements

Riding for Leicester Lions, March 2011

• Three-time champion of Russia in the team and individual competition among youths - 1997, 1998, 1999
• Team champion of Russia - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Silver medalist at the command of the Russian Championship - 1999, 2000
• Bronze medalist team championship of Russia - 2009
• Silver medalist at the Cup of Russia in the pairs race - 2001
• Bronze medalist at the Cup of Russia in the pairs race - 2006
• Bronze medalist personal championship of Russia among juniors - 2003
• Bronze medalist team championship of Russia among juniors - 2003
• Bronze medalist of the individual competition of the Russian Championship - 2004

See also

• Russia national speedway team

References

1. "Team Mega-Lada", mega-lada2002.narod.ru, retrieved 2011-03-27
2. "Iliya Bondarenko", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27
3. "Bondarenko Bound for Beaumont Park", Soar Magazine, 6 December 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27