Artem Laguta

Artem Grigoryevich Laguta (Russian: Артём Григорьевич Лагута; born 13 November 1990[1]) is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Russian national team. He is the 2021 World Champion.

Artem Laguta
Born (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990
NationalityRussian
Current club information
Danish leagueEsbjerg
Polish leagueSparta Wrocław
Swedish leagueelit Vetlanda
Career history
Poland
2008-2009Lokomotiv Daugavpils
2011Włókniarz Częstochowa
2012Polonia Bydgoszcz
2013-2014Unia Tarnów
2015-2020GKM Grudziądz
2021Sparta Wrocław
Sweden
2015Indianerna
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Winner6 times
Individual honours
2021World Champion
2020 (1)
2021 (5)		6 x Grand Prix winner
2010, 2011Russian Champion
Team honours
2018, 2019, 2020World Team Champion

Career details

Laguta became the Russian champion in 2010 and 2011.[2] He is also a three times world team champion with Russia after partnering Emil Sayfutdinov during three consecutive years, as Russia won the Speedway of Nations in 2018, 2019 and 2020.[3][4][5]

Laguta became the 2021 Individual World Champion after winning the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix. He won five rounds out of eleven and overtook defending champion Bartosz Zmarzlik in the points standings in round 10, which proved to be the pivotal moment of the Championship.

In 2022, Laguta was unable to defend his world title following the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme ban on Russian and Belarusian motorcycle riders, teams, officials, and competitions as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]

World Championships

European Championships

Domestic competitions

Personal life

His brother Grigory is also an international speedway rider and four times Russian champion.[2]

In April 2020, he obtained a dual national speedway licence after obtaining a Polish licence, although he will continue to represent Russia.[7]

See also

References
  1. Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2009, pages 38-39, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. "Individual Russian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "2018 Speedway of Nations Final result". SGP.
  4. "2019 Speedway of Nations". SGP.
  5. "RUSSIA – 2020 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS CHAMPIONS". FIM. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. "FIM Suspends Russian And Belarusian Motorcycle Competitors And Competitions". Full Noise. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. Krzysztof Ziębiec (2020-04-15). "LIGA PEŁNA POLAKÓW. CZUGUNOW, ŁAGUTA, A WKRÓTCE BĘDĄ NASTĘPNI!". przegladsportowy.pl. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
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