Igor Alexandrovich Plekhanov (Russian: Игорь Александрович Плеханов; 26 July 1933 in Ufa, Russian SFSR – 2 August 2007) was a Soviet speedway rider who finished second in the Speedway World Championship in 1964 and 1965.

[2] He would go on to finish runner-up in the world championship in both 1964[3] and in 1965, when he defeated four times champion Ove Fundin in the silver medal run-off.

[4] Plekhanov was a five-times Soviet Champion in 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965 and 1968[5] Additionally, he won the first three editions of the Russian national championship from 1960 to 1962.

[6] In 1964, he was part of the Soviet Union team that toured Britain for the first time.

[9] He later coached the Soviet Union national speedway team from 1970 until 1972.