Damian Baliński

Damian Baliński
Born	5 August 1977 (age 46); Poland
Nationality	Poland
Website	DamianBalinski.pl
Current club information
Polish league	Unia Leszno
Swedish league	Piraterna
Career history
1995-	Leszno (POL)
2007	Piraterna Motala SWE)
2012-	Indianerna
2007	Swindon Robins (GBR)
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^[1]) is an international motorcycle speedway rider and a current member of Poland national team. He has ridden since 1994 with Unia Leszno.

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).^[2]

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)
Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
- 2007 Leszno - World Champion

European Championships

Individual European Championship
- 2005 - Lonigo - 5th place (10 points)
- 2006 - Miskolc - 7th place (8 points)
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
- - 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

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)

References

^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 12-13, ISSN 1429-3285
^ ""Bally" po raz drugi ojcem" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07.

External links

(pl) Official Site

[1] Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 12-13, ISSN 1429-3285

[2] ""Bally" po raz drugi ojcem" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07.

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