Andriy Karpov (born 16 January 1987) also spelt Andriej Karpov is a

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider from the Ukraine.

Career

Karpov came to prominence when competing the Polish leagues, initially for the Ukrainian teams in

Polish Speedway Second League The Polish Speedway Second League or Liga.2 żużlowa is the third division of motorcycle speedway in Poland. It is below the Ekstraliga and the Polish Speedway First League The Polish Speedway First League or Liga.1 żużlowa is the second ...

but then in the Ekstraliga for

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian Vo ...

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. It was during

that he won a silver medal at the

European Individual Speedway Junior Championship The European Individual Speedway Junior Championship is an annual speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta *Indianapolis Motor ...

. He quickly gained full international caps for the

Ukraine national speedway team The Ukraine national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Ukraine. They were started in the European Pairs Speedway Championship Finals three times. World championships Speedway World Cup European Championships Pairs ...

and represented them in the

European Pairs Speedway Championship The European Pairs Speedway Championship is an annual speedway event held in different countries organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) since 2004. Previous winners Rules The minimum age limit (16 years) starts on the date of the ride ...

. 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

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and

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. 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. He also started racing in the

Danish Speedway League The Danish Speedway League ( da, Dansk Speedway Liga) or Danish Super League or Metal League as it is called today is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Denmark. Roll of Honour List of teams to have finished in medal-winning positions: ...

. His finest moment arrived after he won the gold medal at the

2012 European Pairs Speedway Championship The 2012 European Pairs Speedway Championship was the ninth edition of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held in Rivne Speedway stadium, Rivne, Ukraine on 22 September. Ukraine won their first title. Calendar Rules *Semi- ...

, where he partnered

Aleksandr Loktaev Aleksandr Loktaev or Oleksandr Lokatev (, born January 10, 1994) is a Ukrainian speedway rider. He represented Falubaz Zielona Góra in the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga. In international competitions he represents Ukraine. In 2010 he qualified fo ...

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

Results

World team Championships

* 2012 Speedway World Cup - qualifying round *

2013 Speedway World Cup The 2013 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the thirteenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 13 July and 20 July 2013 and involved eight national teams. Six teams were see ...

- qualifying round * 2018 Speedway of Nations - race off 1

References

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