1. Sam Ermolenko soon become a big hit with fans in Dorset and was welcomed back in 1984, where he improved his average to 6.71.
27 Facts About Sam Ermolenko
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In 1986, Sam Ermolenko returned to Britain after joining the Wolverhampton Wolves for the 1986 British League season, he established himself as one of the world's leading riders and averaged 9.72.
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Sam Ermolenko won the 1986 Overseas Final on the way to his second World final appearance where he finished 6th.
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Sam Ermolenko topped the Wolves averages for the third season running during the 1988 British League season.
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Sam Ermolenko won the American final again on the way to a fourth World final appearance in Vojens, Denmark, where he finished fourth.
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Sam Ermolenko's form did get better and he finished top scorer for Wolves again in the 1990 British League season and in September helped the USA win the 1990 Speedway World Team Cup.
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Sam Ermolenko finished 7th in the 1991 Individual Speedway World Championship.
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Sam Ermolenko topped the 1992 British League season averages again and finished 8th in the 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship.
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Sam Ermolenko rode for Vastervik in the Swedish elite league from 1992.
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Sam Ermolenko was top scorer for them for 7 seasons.
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The 1993 season was supposed to see the last of the 'one off' world finals before the Grand Prix was introduced Sam Ermolenko was again one of the pre-season favourites.
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At the world final in Pocking, Germany, Sam Ermolenko had a fantastic start to the meeting winning his first three rides.
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Sam Ermolenko won the third staging of the race and after gaining an unbeaten 12 points from his 4 rides, he could afford the luxury of coming last in his final outing and still be crowned World Champion.
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Sam Ermolenko was unbeaten as the USA whitewashed England in a 3 match Test Series.
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Sam Ermolenko did again qualify for the World Final winning the Overseas title en route.
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Sam Ermolenko started his first Grand Prix campaign slowly but after a stronger finish to the season, he finished third in the World.
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Sam Ermolenko did though win the British League Riders Championship in 1996, this time representing Sheffield Tigers.
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Sam Ermolenko did attempt to qualify back into the GP's in future years but unfortunately never made it.
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Sam Ermolenko did however continue to figure prominently in the British league.
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Sam Ermolenko rode for Sheffield Tigers in 1996 and won the Premier League Riders Championship at Odsal Stadium on 19 October.
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Sam Ermolenko had qualified for the semi finals with just 7 points and then won the final when Chris Louis was leading on the final lap before suffering an engine failure.
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Sam Ermolenko rode for Belle Vue Aces in 1997 before returning to Wolverhampton in 1998.
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Sam Ermolenko retired in after the 2005 season where he rode or the Peterborough Panthers.
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Sam Ermolenko worked for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom as a trackside reporter and occasionally inside the studio.
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Sam Ermolenko had a spell helping out the Reading Bulldogs off the track in 2006 when they finished runners-up in the Elite League.
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Sam Ermolenko is tuning engines for riders as well his Sky TV work.
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Sam Ermolenko is the older brother of Charles 'Dukie' Ermolenko who rode in the United Kingdom.