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 | |
| 2007 | Piraterna |
| 2012 | Indianerna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2007 | Swindon |
| 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 |
Career
editHe 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]
He only rode one season in the British leagues, with Swindon Robins in 2007.[5][6][2][4]
Family
editHis 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
edit| 2008 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| — |  Leszno |
17 | 17 | ||
| 2009 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| — | Leszno |
17 | 17 | ||
| 2010 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| — | Leszno |
17 | 17 | ||
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Career details
editWorld Championship
edit- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- 2008 - notclassify (0 heats at European SGP)
- Individual Under-21 World Championship
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
European Championships
edit- Individual European Championship
- European Pairs Championship
- 2006 - started in Semi-Final 2 only (6 points)
Polish Championships
edit- 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
edit- 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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 12-13, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ a b "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Balinski, Damian". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Balinski can be our trump card". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Balinski out of Knock Out semi". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ ""Bally" po raz drugi ojcem" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Passion for speedway". Leszno - Rozwiń Skrzydła. Retrieved 12 September 2024.