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Armando Castagna (born 22 September 1963) is a former
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
international
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. He was born in
Arzignano Arzignano is an industrial town and ''comune'' in the Province of Vicenza in Veneto, Italy. It is located from Vicenza, in the Valle del Chiampo. History In 1413, during a campaign of King Sigismund of Hungary against the Republic of Venice, its ...
, and was a member of the Italy national team and has represented them in several
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competitions. He is a record 12 times Italian Champion.


Career

He rode in the United Kingdom for the
Ipswich Witches The Ipswich Witches are a British speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. They compete in the British SGB Premiership. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30pm (first ra ...
and
Oxford Cheetahs The Oxford Cheetahs are a British speedway teamLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964, 1985, 1986, 1989 and ...
but he spent the majority of his career with the
Reading Racers Reading Racers are a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history. The club closed in October 2008 after the lease on Smallmead Stadium was sold and the site was demolished. In 2016 a ...
where he won the
British League The British League was the main motorcycle speedway league in Britain from its formation in 1965 until 1995 when British speedway was restructured. It initially had a single division, with a second division starting in 1968 (which was renamed the ...
title twice. He has ridden in the
Speedway Grand Prix Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. The series started in 1995 replacing the previous format of a single event final. The first win ...
series and has reached five
Speedway World Championship The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official championsh ...
finals. On 26 July 1997 he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the
1998 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 16 riders that qualified for the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix to join the other 8 riders that finished in the leading positi ...
. He won the Italian National Championship a record twelve times and in 1999, he won the Argentine Championship.


World final appearances


Individual World Championship

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Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, is the home of Bradford Bulls Rugby League team. It has also been used by the Bradford Dukes speedway team, BRISCA F1 and F2 stock cars, the football team Bradford City, following the Valley ...
- 13th - 4pts *
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...
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Silesian Stadium Silesian as an adjective can mean anything from or related to Silesia. As a noun, it refers to an article, item, or person of or from Silesia. Silesian may also refer to: People and languages *Silesians, inhabitants of Silesia, either a West Sla ...
- 15th - 2pts *
1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...
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Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
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Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, is the home of Bradford Bulls Rugby League team. It has also been used by the Bradford Dukes speedway team, BRISCA F1 and F2 stock cars, the football team Bradford City, following the Valley ...
- 8th - 8pts *
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- 11th - 6pts *
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, Rottalstadion - 12th - 5pts


World Pairs Championship

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Lonigo Lonigo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants.Source: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/200 In its ''frazione'' of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance ...
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Pista Speedway The Pista Olimpia Terenzano is a 4,000-capacity motorcycle stadium in the Terenzano Province of Udine. The stadium is situated south of Udine and north east of Pozzuolo del Friuli. The stadium has been the home of the World Championship round kno ...
(with
Armando Dal Chiele Armando Dal Chiele (born 11 February 1959) is a former international speedway rider from Italy. Speedway career Dal Chiele reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship three times from 1984 until 1992. He rode in the top tier ...
) - 7th - 6pts (5) *
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...
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Pocking Pocking (; bar, label=Central Bavarian, Bocking) is a town in the district of Passau, in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is situated about 30 km south-west of Passau, close to the Austrian border. History A Roman settlement was founded in the a ...
, Rottalstadion (with
Valentino Furlanetto Valentino Furlanetto (born 11 May 1965) is a former international speedway rider from Italy. Speedway career Furlanetto reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship six times from 1986 until 1992. He rode in the top tier of Bri ...
) - 8th - 15pts (8) *
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, Svítkov Stadion (with
Valentino Furlanetto Valentino Furlanetto (born 11 May 1965) is a former international speedway rider from Italy. Speedway career Furlanetto reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship six times from 1986 until 1992. He rode in the top tier of Bri ...
) - 8th - 18pts *
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Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
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Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, is the home of Bradford Bulls Rugby League team. It has also been used by the Bradford Dukes speedway team, BRISCA F1 and F2 stock cars, the football team Bradford City, following the Valley ...
(with
Valentino Furlanetto Valentino Furlanetto (born 11 May 1965) is a former international speedway rider from Italy. Speedway career Furlanetto reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship six times from 1986 until 1992. He rode in the top tier of Bri ...
) - 7th - 21pts *
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(with
Valentino Furlanetto Valentino Furlanetto (born 11 May 1965) is a former international speedway rider from Italy. Speedway career Furlanetto reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship six times from 1986 until 1992. He rode in the top tier of Bri ...
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) - 6th - 10pts *
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Lonigo Lonigo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants.Source: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/200 In its ''frazione'' of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance ...
,
Pista Speedway The Pista Olimpia Terenzano is a 4,000-capacity motorcycle stadium in the Terenzano Province of Udine. The stadium is situated south of Udine and north east of Pozzuolo del Friuli. The stadium has been the home of the World Championship round kno ...
(with
Valentino Furlanetto Valentino Furlanetto (born 11 May 1965) is a former international speedway rider from Italy. Speedway career Furlanetto reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship six times from 1986 until 1992. He rode in the top tier of Bri ...
/
Armando Dal Chiele Armando Dal Chiele (born 11 February 1959) is a former international speedway rider from Italy. Speedway career Dal Chiele reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship three times from 1984 until 1992. He rode in the top tier ...
) - 4th - 18pts


Retirement

Since retiring in 2001, Castagna took charge of speedway in Italy and was the Italia national team manager. At its meeting on Friday 22 February 2013, the
FIM FIM may refer to: Organizations and companies * Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, the International Motorcycling Federation * Flint Institute of Music, in Michigan, United States * Fox Interactive Media, now News Corp. Digital Media * ...
Board of Directors appointed new Directors and new members in various Commissions. Armando was appointed as new Director of the FIM Track Racing Commission (CCP), succeeding Roy Otto.


Family

His son
Michele Paco Castagna Michele Paco Castagna (born 4 March 1994) is an international speedway rider from Italy. Speedway career Castagna is three times Italian Champion, winning the Italian Individual Speedway Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2022. He has also won th ...
is a speedway rider and Italian champion.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castagna, Armando 1963 births Living people Italian speedway riders Sportspeople from Vicenza Ipswich Witches riders Reading Racers riders Oxford Cheetahs riders