Manuel Hauzinger (born 3 December 1982, in Vienna, Austria)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Austria. He is an eight times champion of Austria.[2][3] and earned 2 caps for the Austria national speedway team.[4]
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| Born | 3 December 1982 Vienna, Austria |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 2005 | Getingarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2005 | Isle of Wight |
| 2006 | Newcastle |
| 2007, 2009 | Birmingham |
| 2008 | Swindon |
| Poland | |
| 2002 | Świętochłowice |
| 2006 | Rawicz |
| 2007, 2009 | Miskolc |
| 2010 | Lublin |
| Denmark | |
| 2007–2008 | Fjelsted |
| Individual honours | |
| 2002, 2004-2010 | Austrian champion |
| 2007 | Argentinian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2006 | Swedish Allsvenskan Champion |
Career
editHe rode in the United Kingdom for the Berwick Bandits in the Premier League. He also rode for the Swindon Robins in the Elite League, replacing Theo Pijper.[5][6] He made a memorable debut for Swindon against the Eastbourne Eagles, where he scored 8 points and beat Grand Prix star Scott Nicholls.[7]
Hauzinger has won the Austrian National Championship eight times (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) and represented Austria in the 2004 Speedway World Cup.[2] He also won the 2007 Argentine Championship.[8]
Honours
edit- Speedway World Cup (Team World Championship):
- 2004 - 4th place in Qualifying Round 2 (6 points)
- Individual European Championship:
- European Pairs Championship:
- European Club Champions' Cup:
- Hungarian Championship
- 2001 - 14th place (5 points)
- 2003 - 14th place (16 points)
- 2004 - 5th place (57 points)
- 2005 - 18th place (6 points)
- 2011 - 8th place (14 points)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ a b "Indvidual [sic] Austrian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Manuel Hauzinger Austria". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "SPEEDWAY: Hauzinger pins hopes on Elite League career". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Hauzinger joins Robins for Pijper". BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1930-2022 Argentinian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.