Artem Grigoryevich Laguta (russian: Артём Григорьевич Лагута; born 13 November 1990) is a Russian

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rider and member of the Russian national team. He is the 2021 World Champion.

Career details

Laguta became the Russian champion in 2010 and 2011. He is also a three times world team champion with Russia after partnering

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during three consecutive years, as Russia won the

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and

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. Laguta became the 2021 Individual World Champion after winning the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix with 192 points. He won five rounds out of eleven and overtook defending champion Bartosz Zmarzlik in the points standings in round 10, which proved to be the pivotal moment of the Championship. In 2022 and 2023, Laguta was unable to defend his world title following the

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Major results

World individual Championship

* 2018 Speedway Grand Prix - 6th * 2019 Speedway Grand Prix - 11th * 2020 Speedway Grand Prix - 7th (including Wrocław grand prix win) * 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - Champion (including Czech Republic, Lublin, Toruń, Russian & Danish grand prix wins)

World team Championships

* 2010 Speedway World Cup - 6th * 2012 Speedway World Cup - 3rd * 2016 Speedway World Cup - 6th * 2018 Speedway of Nations - Winner * 2019 Speedway of Nations - Winner * 2020 Speedway of Nations - Winner

World junior championships

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- 4th place in the Qualifying Round 1 *

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- 12th place (4 pts)

European Junior Championships

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- 7th place (9 pts) *

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- 5th place (10 pts) *

- 2nd place in the Semi-Final 2 *

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- 4th place (13 pts + 3rd in Run-Off)

Domestic competitions

* Team Polish Championship (League) **

- 5th place in the First League for

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(Average 1.894) **

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Personal life

His brother

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is also an international speedway rider and four times Russian champion. In April 2020, he obtained a dual national speedway licence after obtaining a Polish licence, although he will continue to represent Russia.

References

External links

* (ru
Riders of Lokomotive Daugavpils
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laguta, Artem 1990 births Living people Russian speedway riders Individual Speedway World Champions Naturalized citizens of Poland Sportspeople from Vladivostok