Ričards Ansviesulis
Latvian speedway rider (born 2002)
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Ričards Ansviesulis (born 21 June 2002) is an international motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia.[1][2][3][4]
| Born | 21 June 2002 Latvia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 2022–2023 | Daugavpils |
| Sweden | |
| 2022 | Indianerna |
| 2023 | Vargarna |
| 2024 | Solkatterna |
| Individual honours | |
| 2018 | Estonian Championship |
| Team honours | |
| 2023 | U21 World Team bronze |
| 2010, 2021 | U23 European Team bronze |
Career
Ansviesulis won the 2018 Estonian Individual Speedway Championship aged just 16[5] and came to prominence after winning the bronze medal at the 2020 Team Speedway Junior European Championship.[6]
Ansviesulis repeated his success of 2020 by winning a second bronze medal during the 2021 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship.[7] In 2021 Ansviesulis, riding with riding partners Ernests Matjusonoks and Francis Gusts, won the European U19 pairs title.[8]
After signing for Vargarna for the 2023 Swedish speedway season,[9] Ansviesulis made his Speedway Grand Prix (World Championship) debut during the Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia as a track reserve in the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[10] Also in 2023, Ansviesulis won the bronze medal at the U21 World Team Championships at the 2023 Speedway of Nations 2.[11]
