Damian Baliński (born 5 August 1977, in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

) is an international motorcycle speedway rider and a current member of Poland national team. He has ridden since 1994 with

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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).

Speedway Grand Prix results

Career details

World Championship

* Individual World Championship (

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) ** ''

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- notclassify (0 heats at European SGP)'' * Individual Under-21 World Championship ** '' 1996 -

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- track reserve'' **

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- 8th place (7 points) * Team World Championship (

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) ** 2007

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- World Champion

European Championships

* Individual European Championship ** 2005 -

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- 5th place (10 points) ** 2006 -

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- 7th place (8 points) * European Pairs Championship ** '' 2006 - started in Semi-Final 2 only (6 points)''

Polish Championships

* Individual Polish Championship ** 2007 - Bronze medal **

- 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 **

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- 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 **

- Bydgoszcz - 7th place (8 points)

References

External links

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Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balinski, Damian 1977 births Living people Polish speedway riders Speedway World Cup champions Swindon Robins riders People from Leszno Sportspeople from Greater Poland Voivodeship