Valentino Furlanetto

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Valentino Furlanetto
Born (1965-05-11) 11 May 1965 (age 57)
Lonigo, Italy
NationalityItalian
Career history
1988 Sheffield Tigers
Individual honours
1987, 1989Italian champion
Team honours
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992 Speedway World Pairs Championship finalist

Valentino Furlanetto (born 11 May 1965) is a former international speedway rider from Italy. [1] [2]

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Speedway career

Furlanetto reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship six times from 1986 until 1992. [3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1988, riding for Sheffield Tigers. [4] He was the 1987 and 1989 Italian champion. [1]

World Final appearances

World Pairs Championship

Ice World Championship

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "Valentino Furlanetto". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.