Damian Baliński jr

This article is about the speedway rider born in 1989. For Speedway World Cup winner, born in 1977, see Damian Baliński.

Damian Baliński jr
Personal information
Nationality	Poland
Date of birth	May 14, 1989 (1989-05-14) (age 22)
Place of birth
Current club information
Career history
Leszno (POL) Rawicz (POL)	2005 2007
Individual honours
None
Team honours
Polish Second League winner	2007

Damian Baliński, in Polish media known as Damian Baliński jr^[1] (born May 14, 1989)^[2] is a former speedway rider who rode for Unia Leszno in the Speedway Ekstraliga.

Personal life

His father, Dariusz (born 1965), was also a speedway rider.^[2] Damian's uncle, also named Damian (born 1977), is the 2007 Speedway World Cup winner.

Career history

He passed speedway licence (Licencja "Ż") in 2005, as a 16-year-old. He rode for Unia Leszno in the 2005 Speedway Ekstraliga, scoring 0 points in 5 heats (2 matches).^[2] Unia Leszno finished fifth.^[3] Before the 2007 season he was loaned to Kolejarz Rawicz and won the Second League, scoring for his team 42 points and 6 bonus points in 37 heats (10 matches) - average 1.297.^[1] In September 2007 he declared the end of his career.^[4]

Career details

World Championships

• Individual Under-21 World Championship
  • 2007 - lost in the Domestic Qualification (14th place in the Final)

European Championships

• Individual Under-19 European Championship
  • 2007 - lost in the Domestic Qualification (17th place in the Final)

Polish Championships

• Polish Pairs Under-21 Championship
  • 2007 - 5th place in the Semi-Final Two (3 pts in 3 heats) for Rawicz

• Team Polish Championship
  • 2005 - 5th place in the Ekstraliga for Unia Leszno (Average 0.000)
  • 2007 - Second League winner for Kolejarz Rawicz (Average 1.297)

Others competitions

• Under-21 Silver Helmet
  • 2007 - Rybnik - qualify to the Final as a track reserve, but windraw

• Under-19 Bronze Helmet
  • 2007 - nominated to the Semi-Final Two, but windraw

See also

• Speedway in Poland

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Świat Żużla, No 4 (72) 2007, pages 28, 41, 45, 46-47, ISSN 1429-3285
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Damian Baliński 2" (in Polish). Speedway.com. http://speedway.com.pl/riders/damian-balinski-2/. Retrieved 2010-04-08. 
3. ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, page 20, ISSN 1429-3285
4. ^ "Baliński junior rezygnuje z żużla!" (in Polish). panorama.media.pl. 2007-09-13. http://panorama.media.pl/content/view/132921/42/. Retrieved 2010-04-08. 

External links

• Photo of Damian Baliński at SebaFoto.com
• (pl) Damian Baliński profile at zuzel.sport24.pl

Persondata
Name	Balinski jr, Damian
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 14, 1989
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death