Armando Castagna
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| Born | 22 September 1963 Arzignano, Italy |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 1985 | Kings Lynn Stars |
| 1988 | Ipswich Witches |
| 1989, 1990, 1992-1994 1996, 2000, 2001 | Reading Racers |
| 1991 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 1995 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1997 | Poole Pirates |
| Poland | |
| 1998 | Lublin |
| 1999 | Rawicz |
| 1991 | Ostrów |
| Individual honours | |
| 1984, 1985, 1986 1988, 1990, 1991 1992, 1993 1994 1995 2000, 2001 | Italian Champion |
| 1997 | Continental Champion |
| 1999 | Argentinian Champion |
| 1990 | Italian Grasstrack Championship |
| Team honours | |
| 1990, 1992 | British League Champion |
| 1993 | Fours |
| 1991 | West German Championship |
| 1993, 1994, 2001 | Italian Championship |
Armando Castagna (born 22 September 1963)[1] is a former Italian international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Italy national team and has represented them in several World Team Cup competitions. He is a record 12 times Italian Champion.[2][3][4]
Castagna was born in Arzignano and rode in the United Kingdom for the Ipswich Witches and Oxford Cheetahs but he spent the majority of his career with the Reading Racers where he won the British League title twice[5] and was part of the Reading team that won the Fours championship in 1993.[6]
He rode in the first of his five world finals in 1985.[7]
He has ridden in the Speedway Grand Prix series and has reached five Speedway World Championship finals. On 26 July 1997 he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.[8]
He won the Italian National Championship a record twelve times[9] and in 1999, he won the Argentine Championship.[10]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1985 -
Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 13th - 4pts - 1986 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 15th - 2pts - 1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 8th - 8pts
- 1991 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 11th - 6pts - 1993 -
Pocking, Rottalstadion - 12th - 5pts[11]
World Pairs Championship
- 1984 -
Lonigo, Pista Speedway (with Armando Dal Chiele) - 7th - 6pts (5) - 1986 - Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Valentino Furlanetto) - 8th - 15pts (8)
- 1987 -
Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with Valentino Furlanetto) - 8th - 18pts - 1988 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Valentino Furlanetto) - 7th - 21pts
- 1991 - Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Valentino Furlanetto / Fabrizio Vesprini) - 6th - 10pts
- 1992 - Lonigo, Pista Speedway (with Valentino Furlanetto / Armando Dal Chiele) - 4th - 18pts
