Sergey Tarabanko

Sergey Aleksandrovich Tarabanko (Russian: Сергей Александрович Тарабанько, born 25 August 1949) is a retired Russian ice speedway rider who won seven world titles between 1975 and 1981.[1]

Sergey Tarabanko

Sergey Tarabanko at the 1978 World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Sergey Aleksandrovich Tarabanko
Born	25 August 1949 (1949-08-25) (age 71) Moscow, Russia
Sport
Sport	Ice speedway
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World championships 1975 Moscow Individual 1976 Assen Individual 1977 Inzell Individual 1978 Assen Individual 1979 Inzell Team 1980 Kalinin Team 1980 Kalinin Individual 1981 Assen Team

Tarabanko was born in Moscow, but was soon moved to Kirovsk and then Angarsk, where he started training in cross-country motorcycle racing. After working as a turner at a factory, between 1968 and 1972 he served in the army. In 1975 he graduated from the University of Pedagogy in Chita. He then worked as a test driver for a Jawa Motors factory in Novosibirsk, and in 1977 moved to Moscow to coach motorcycle racers. He participated in the 1988 Winter Olympics as a driver of the Soviet Olympic team and later worked as the head of the CSKA racing team in Moscow.[2]