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Damian Baliński
Born (1977-08-05) 5 August 1977 (age 47)
Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1994-2014Leszno
2015-2017Rybnik
2018-2023Rawicz
Sweden
2007Piraterna
2012Indianerna
Great Britain
2007Swindon
Denmark
2002Vojens
2004, 2008, 2010–2013, 2015Holsted
Individual honours
2008Polish Golden Helmet Winner
Team honours
2007Team World Champion
2007Team Polish Champion

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]

Career

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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.[3]

He only rode one season in the British leagues, with Swindon Robins in 2007.[5][6][2][4]

Family

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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).[7]

Speedway Grand Prix results

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2008 SGP
Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw
Poland Leszno 17 17
2009 SGP
Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw
Poland Leszno 17 17
2010 SGP
Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw
Poland Leszno 17 17
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Career details

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World Championship

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European Championships

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Polish Championships

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Others competitions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 12-13, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ^ a b "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Balinski, Damian". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Balinski can be our trump card". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Balinski out of Knock Out semi". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ ""Bally" po raz drugi ojcem" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Passion for speedway". Leszno - Rozwiń Skrzydła. Retrieved 12 September 2024.