Róbert Nagy (speedway rider)

Róbert Nagy
Born (1967-04-28) 28 April 1967 (age 57)
NationalityHungarian
Career history
Great Britain
1992–1994Glasgow
1995Middlesbrough
1996Hull
1996Long Eaton
Denmark
2001Outrup
Individual honours
1993, 1998
2000, 2001		Hungarian national champion
1992British League Div. 2 Riders Champion

Róbert Nagy (born 28 April 1967[1]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Hungary.[2][3] He earned 13 caps for the Hungary national speedway team.[4]

Career

Nagy was a member of Hungary's national team. He is also a four times Hungarian national champion.

In Britain, he rode for various clubs from 1992 to 1996.[5]

During the 1992 British League Division Two season, he won the British League Division Two Riders Championship, as a Glasgow rider. The final was held on 19 September at Brandon Stadium and Nagy defeated Mick Poole in the run off for the title after both riders finished on 13 points.[6] His 1995 season came to an early end after he suffered serious injuries in race crash.[7] Later he rode for Middlesbrough Bears, Hull Vikings and Long Eaton Invaders.

References

  1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 2 (75) / 2008, page 24, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ "'Hero' or 'Villain'". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Robert Nagy". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ^ "No joy for Jan". Nottingham Evening Post. 21 September 1992. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Year of sporting ups and downs May". Rutherglen Reformer. 6 January 1995. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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