Grigory Laguta

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Grigory Laguta
Grigory Laguta (cropped).jpg
Born (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 (age 40)
Sukhodol, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Career history
Russia
2001–2023 Vladivostok
Poland
2006–2010 Daugavpils
2011–2014 Częstochowa
2015 Toruń
2016–2017 Rybnik
2019–2021 Motor Lublin
Sweden
2008 Västervik
2010–2012 Valsarna
2013–2017 Smederna
Individual honours
2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2023 [1] Russian Champion
2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 Latvian Champion
2015 Ekstraliga Riders’ Championship
Grigory Laguta on track.jpg

Grigory Grigorievich Laguta (born 9 April 1984 [2] ) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Russia. [3] He is a six-times champion of Russia.

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Career

Laguta is a six-time Russian Champion [1] winning the title in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022 and 2023. [4]

Laguta previously held two speedway licences: Russian (MFR) and Latvian (LaMSF). This allowed him to become a four times champion of Latvia.

In 2017, he was suspended for two years for a doping violation after having used meldonium. [5] [6] However, he later returned and in 2023, won his sixth Russian national title, which took him to just one win behind the Mikhail Starostin in the all-time list of winners.

Family

His brother Artem Laguta is also a speedway rider, who was the 2021 world champion and his nephew is Vadim Tarasenko. [7]

Speedway Grand Prix results

2006 SGP
Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw
1 (1) Flag of Latvia.svg Daugavpils 170(0) 17
2007 SGP
Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw
1 (2) Flag of Latvia.svg Daugavpils 78(3,1,3,0,1) +0 14
2008 SGP
Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw
1 (3) Flag of Latvia.svg Daugavpils 152(1,1,0,F,0) 6
2009 SGP
Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw
1 (4) Flag of Latvia.svg Daugavpils 136(3,1,1,1,X) 10
 permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
 rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Honours

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "International News", Speedway Star, 20 September 2014, p. 38
  2. Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 44-45, ISSN   1429-3285
  3. "Grigori Laguta Rosja". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. "Russia Speedway Championship" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. "Speedway-stjärnan stängs av två år". 13 September 2017.
  6. "Speedway star sanctioned after meldonium positive". Spots Intergrity Initiative. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. "New Peterborough Panthers rider has the genes and pedigree to succeed in the Premiership". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. "Laguta z tytułem, srebro dla Śwista". SportoweFakty.pl. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.