Nazar Parnitskyi

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Nazar Parnitskyi
Born13 October 2006 (2006-10-13) (age 18)
Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Career history
Poland
2023–2025 Leszno
Denmark
2025 SES
Sweden
2025 Dackarna
Individual honours
2024 European U19 champion
2024World U21 Championship silver

Nazar Parnitskyi (Polish : Nazar Parnicki, born 13 October 2006) is an international speedway rider from Ukraine. [1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

In 2023, Parnitskyi rode for Unia Leszno during the 2023 Polish speedway season [4] and remained with the club for the 2024 season. [5]

He represented the Ukraine national speedway team during the European Team Speedway Championship in both the 2023 and 2024. [6]

In 2024, Parnitskyi came to prominence after completing a 15-point maximum when qualifying for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship). [7] [8] He then won the Riga round of the SGP2 [9] [10] before claiming the silver medal.

Also in 2024, Parnitskyi made history as the first Ukrainian winner of a major speedway championship, becoming the European U19 champion after winning the gold medal at the U19 European Championship. [11] [12]

References

  1. "Nazar Parnitskyi". Ekstraliga. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. "Nazar Parnitskyi". Speedway News. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. "Cloppenburg: Mads Hansen vor Lahti und Blödorn". Head Topics. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. "Nazar Parnitskyi". Zuzelend. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. "Eliminacje do SGP2: Nazar Parnitskyi wygrywa w Ludwigslust!". Unia Leszno. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. "Nazar Parnitskyi". Interia Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. "Swedish duo among SGP2 qualifiers". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. "European Preview SGP2". British Speedway. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. "Nazar Parnitskyi wins in Riga! Dramatic finale". Telewizja TVML. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  10. "Młody Ukrainiec postraszył Polaków. Wygrał w Rydze i goni lidera MŚ". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  11. "Ukrainian Pioneer Parnitskyi races to historic SGP2 triumph in Riga". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  12. "17-year-old Ukrainian wins stage of World Youth Championship". Ukrainska Pravda . Retrieved 5 October 2024.