Damian Baliński
Polish speedway rider
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Damian Baliński (born 5 August 1977, in Poland[1]) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[2][3] He earned two international caps for the Poland speedway team.[4]
| Born | 5 August 1977 Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1994-2014 | Leszno |
| 2015-2017 | Rybnik |
| 2018-2023 | Rawicz |
| Sweden | |
| 2003–2004, 2007 | Piraterna |
| 2012 | Indianerna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2007 | Swindon Robins |
| Denmark | |
| 2002 | Vojens |
| 2004, 2008, 2010–2013, 2015 | Holsted |
| Individual honours | |
| 2008 | Polish Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 2007 | Team World Champion |
| 2007 | Team Polish Champion |
| 2003 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Career
Baliński was a member of the Poland national speedway team. Remarkably, in 29 seasons of Polish speedway, he has only ridden for three clubs Unia Leszno, Rybnik and Rawicz.[3]
Baliński only rode one season in the British leagues, with Swindon Robins in 2007.[5][6][2][4]
Family
Baliński's older brother Dariusz and his son Damian Jr. (Damian's nephew; b. 1989) are also speedway riders. Baliński is married to Aneta. They have two sons, Mikołaj and Filip (b. 2009).[7]
Speedway Grand Prix results
Career details
World Championship
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- 2008 - not classify (0 heats at European SGP)
- Individual Under-21 World Championship
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
European Championships
- Individual European Championship
- European Pairs Championship
- 2006 - started in Semi-Final 2 only (6 points)
Polish Championships
- Individual Polish Championship
- Individual Under-21 Polish Championship
- 1996 - Bronze medal
- Polish Pairs Championship
- 1999 - Silver medal
- 2003 - Polish Champion[8]
- 2007 - Bronze medal
- Polish Pairs Under-21 Championship
- 1996 - Polish Champion
- 1997 - Polish Champion
- Team Polish Championship
- 2002 - Silver medal
- 2007 - Polish Champion
- Team Under-21 Team Championship
- 1996 - Bronze medal
- 1997 - Bronze medal
Others competitions
- Golden Helmet
- Under-19 Bronze Helmet
- 1996 - Gold medal
- Team Speedway Polish Cup
- 1997 - Silver medal
- 1998 - Silver medal
- Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces