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Andriy Karpov

Andriy Karpov (born 16 January 1987) also spelt Andriej Karpov is a motorcycle speedway rider from Ukraine.[1][2][3]

Career

Karpov came to prominence when competing the Polish leagues, initially for the Ukrainian teams in Polish Speedway Second League but then in the Ekstraliga for Rzeszów in 2006.[2][4]

It was during 2006 that he won a silver medal at the European Individual Speedway Junior Championship. He quickly gained full international caps for the Ukraine national speedway team and represented them in the European Pairs Speedway Championship.[5]

Karpov reached the final of the 2008 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and started competing in the Individual European Championship, where he won a silver medal at the 2009 Individual Speedway European Championship. He won further medals by winning bronze in 2010 and 2012.[6]

He stood as a qualified substitute for the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix (the World Championship) after reaching the Grand Prix Challenge final during the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.[7] He also started racing in the Danish Speedway League.

His finest moment arrived after he won the gold medal at the 2012 European Pairs Speedway Championship, where he partnered Aleksandr Loktaev.[8] In 2017, he signed for Smederna in the Swedish league.[9]

He has represented Ukraine three times in the World Cup.[10] He was also named in the 2022 World Cup squad.[11]

Results

World team Championships

References

  1. ^ "Andriy Karpov". Speed Week. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Andrey Karpov Ukraina". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Speedway of Nations star studded squads names for new era of FIM speedway of nations". FIM. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ^ "ANDRIY KARPOV". Speedway Ekstraliga. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ^ "European Pairs Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ^ "History". Speedway Euro. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Laguta wins GP Challenge as Jonasson and Stead fall short". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. ^ "European Pairs Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Trots förlusten – Smedernas Andrej Karpov nöjd med premiären: "Superspeedway"". Sala Allehanda. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  10. ^ "2018 Speedway of Nations". SGP. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  11. ^ "FIM Speedway of Nations 2022: Squads Announced". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 April 2023.