Mikhail Leontievich Starostin (born 24 February 1955) is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.
[1] Starostin holds the record for Russian National Championships, winning the title seven times.
[2] In addition, he won the Soviet Union Individual Speedway Championship five times during the period from 1979 until 1990.
[3][4] He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship.
[5][6] He toured the United Kingdom in 1990 as part of the Russia national team.