Damian Baliński facts for kids
| 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 |
Damian Baliński (born 5 August 1977, in Poland) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.
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Career
He 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.
He only rode one season in the British leagues, with Swindon Robins in 2007.
Family
His 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).
Speedway Grand Prix results
| 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
World Championship
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- 2008 - notclassify (0 heats at European SGP)
- Individual Under-21 World Championship
- 1996 -
Olching - track reserve - 1998 - Piła - 8th place (7 points)
- 1996 -
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
- 2007 Leszno - World Champion
- 2007
European Championships
- Individual European Championship
- 2005 -
Lonigo - 5th place (10 points) - 2006 -
Miskolc - 7th place (8 points)
- 2005 -
- European Pairs Championship
- 2006 - started in Semi-Final 2 only (6 points)
Polish Championships
- Individual Polish Championship
- 2007 - Bronze medal
- 2008 - Leszno - 5th place (9 points)
- Individual Under-21 Polish Championship
- 1996 - Bronze medal
- Polish Pairs Championship
- 1999 - Silver medal
- 2003 - Polish Champion
- 2007 - Bronze medal
- Polish Pairs Under-21 Championship
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- 1996 - Polish Champion
- 1997 - Polish Champion
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- Team Polish Championship
- 2002 - Silver medal
- 2007 - Polish Champion
- Team Under-21 Team Championship
- 1996 - Bronze medal
- 1997 - Bronze medal
Others competitions
- Golden Helmet
- 2005 - Runner-up
- 2008 - Wrocław - Winner
- 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
- 2008 - Bydgoszcz - 7th place (8 points)
- 2008 -
See also
- Poland national speedway team
- Speedway in Poland
- List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
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