For his nephew, born 1989, also a speedway rider, see Damian Baliński jr.
| Born | (1977-08-05) 5 August 1977 (age 47) Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1994-2014 | Leszno |
| 2015-2017 | Rybnik |
| 2018-2023 | Rawicz |
| Sweden | |
| 2007 | Piraterna |
| 2012 | Indianerna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2007 | Swindon |
| Denmark | |
| 2002 | Vojens |
| 2004, 2008, 2010–2013, 2015 | Holsted |
| Individual honours | |
| 2008 | Polish Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 2007 | Team World Champion |
| 2007 | Team Polish Champion |
Damian Baliński (born 5 August 1977, in Poland) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. He earned two international caps for the Poland speedway team.
Career
He was a member of the Poland national speedway team. Remarkably, in 29 seasons of Polish speedway he has only ridden for three clubs Unia Leszno, Rybnik and Rawicz.
He only rode one season in the British leagues, with Swindon Robins in 2007.
Family
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
| 2008 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| — |  Leszno |
17 | 17 | ||
| 2009 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| — | Leszno |
17 | 17 | ||
| 2010 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| — | Leszno |
17 | 17 | ||
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Career details
World Championship
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- 2008 - notclassify (0 heats at European SGP)
- Individual Under-21 World Championship
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
European Championships
- Individual European Championship
- European Pairs Championship
- 2006 - started in Semi-Final 2 only (6 points)
Polish Championships
- Individual Polish Championship
- 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
- 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
See also
References
- Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 12-13, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Balinski, Damian". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- "Balinski can be our trump card". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- "Balinski out of Knock Out semi". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ""Bally" po raz drugi ojcem" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- "Passion for speedway". Leszno - Rozwiń Skrzydła. Retrieved 12 September 2024.