Gleb Sergeevich Chugunov (born 17 December 1999) is an international speedway rider from Russia, who rides on a Polish licence.
Personal life
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Speedway career Chugunov won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Cup in the 2017 Speedway World Cup. The following year, the competition was rebranded as the Speedway of Nations and Chugunov has twice been credited with a gold medal for being part of the victorious Russian side in 2018 and 2019.
In 2020, Chugunov switched his licence and now represents Poland. Chugunov controversially revealed that he married a Polish girl in order to obtain a Polish racing licence. The marriage allowed him to race while Russian riders were banned.
Chugunov signed for GKM Grudziądz for the 2023 Polish speedway season. After two seasons with Västervik he signed for Indianerna for the 2024 Swedish speedway season.
Major results World individual Championship 2020 Speedway Grand Prix - 16th (6pts) 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - 19th (8pts) 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 20th (7pts)
World Cup 2017 - Leszno, Stadion Alfreda Smoczyka (with Emil Sayfutdinov / Vadim Tarasenko / Andrey Kudriashov) - 3rd - 18pts
Speedway of Nations 2018 - Tolyatti, Anatoly Stepanov Stadium (with Emil Sayfutdinov / Artem Laguta ) - 1st 2019 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Emil Sayfutdinov / Artem Laguta ) - 1st
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