Gennady Moiseyev
Soviet motorcycle racer (1948–2017)
| Gennady Moiseyev | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | (1948-02-03)February 3, 1948 Vvedenskoye, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | July 23, 2017(2017-07-23) (aged 69) |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 1967–1979 |
| Teams | KTM |
| Championships | 250cc – 1974, 1977, 1978 |
| Wins | 14 |
Gennady Anatolyevich Moiseyev (Russian: Генна́дий Анато́льевич Моисе́ев; February 3, 1948 – July 23, 2017) was a Russian former Grand Prix motocross racer. He was a three-time 250cc motocross world champion.[1]
Motorcycle racing career
Moiseyev was born in the Gatchinsky District of the Leningrad Oblast. He decided to take up the sport of motocross after witnessing the 1964 Motocross World Championship round held in Leningrad. In the same year, he was admitted to the motocross section of the Leningrad Pioneers Palace. He competed in his first world championship event in 1967 and won the Russian 250cc Motocross National Championship in 1970.
He was the 1974 F.I.M. world champion in the 250cc class on a KTM motorcycle.[2] He reached the title in the last race, in the struggle with the other title contender Jaroslav Falta.[3] In 1976, he narrowly lost the 250 world championship by one point to Heikki Mikkola despite a late season charge.[4][5] He won two more 250 world championships in 1977 and 1978, again while riding KTM motorcycles.[6][7] In 1978 he was a member of the winning Russian team in the Motocross des Nations.[8] Moiseyev won a race for the last time in 1979 when friction developed between the USSR Motorcycling Federation and the KTM factory.[9] As a result, KTM withdrew their support of the Russian team. Without competitive motorcycles, the Soviet team could no longer compete against the Western European and Japanese factory racing teams.[9]
Later life
Moiseyev, like many Soviet sports stars of his era, was enlisted in the Soviet Army, rising to the ranks of Major during his racing career. His extreme fitness combined with team tactics made him a fearsome competitor. After retiring from competition, Moiseyev became a motocross coach. In 1977, Moiseyev was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and, in 1978 he was given the honorary title of "Honored Master of Sports." In December 2000, he was elected president of the Russian Motorcycle Federation. He died on July 23, 2017.[10]
References
- ^ "Guennady Moiseev career profile". bestsports.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "1974 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Falta's Superbowl Winning 1974 CZ250". thefasthouse.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "1977 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "1978 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Motocross des Nations results by nation". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Soviet Riders Back in the Saddle--in U.S." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Ушёл из жизни Геннадий Моисеев
External links
- Gennady Moiseyev biography (in Russian)
- Gennady Moiseyev biography Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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1From 1962 to 2002 the MX-2 world championship was named the 250cc motocross world championship. 2In 2003 250cc 4-stroke machine was allowed to race in 125cc which convert to the new MX2 class later.
