Igor Alexandrovich Kononov is a Russian ice speedway world champion.
Career On three occasions, Kononov has finished runner-up in the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship title in 2011, 2017 and 2021. During the 2021 Championship, he was in the lead on the last lap of the race-off with Dinar Valeev. but hit a rut approaching the last two bends, which allowed Valeev to overtake and claim the title for himself.
Kononov is a two-time team world champion after winning the Team Ice Racing World Championship title with Russia in 2017 and 2020.
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