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Sergey Darkin (speedway rider)

Sergey Darkin
Born (1973-06-18) 18 June 1973 (age 51)
Fergana, Uzbekistan
NationalityRussian/Uzbek
Career history
Russia
1992–2005, 2009–2011, 2014–2017Togliatti
2006–2007Balakovo
2008, 2012–2013Salavat
Poland
1996, 1999Ostrów
1997Rybnik
1998Kraków
2000Rzeszów
2001Grudziądz
2002-2003Tarnów
2006, 2008Daugavpils
2007Gniezno
2009Miskolc
2010Lublin
Great Britain
2001Eastbourne Eagles
2004Coventry Bees
2005Arena Essex
2007Poole Pirates
2011Leicester Lions
2011Swindon Robins
Individual honours
2000, 2002Russian Champion
Team honours
1996World Cup silver

Sergey Alexandrovich Darkin (born 18 June 1973[1][2]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Uzbekistan, who was a two time Russian Champion.[3][4] He earned 17 caps for the Russia national speedway team.[5]

Biography

Born in Fergana, Uzbekistan, Darkin has been a regular member of the Russian World Team Cup squad.[6] He was Russian individual champion in 2000 and 2002.[6] In 1996, Darkin won a silver medal at the Speedway World Team Cup held on 15 September at the Rhein-Main Arena in Diedenbergen.[7]

After riding in the UK for Eastbourne Eagles in 2001,[8] he joined Coventry Bees in the middle of the 2004 season, riding in 15 matches in the Elite League and scoring 111 points at an average of 6.68.[9] He also rode for Arena Essex in 2005 and Poole Pirates in 2007.[10] In September 2005 he suffered serious head injuries in a crash at Togliatti in the European Club Team Champions Cup and was able to return to racing the following year.[10]

He rode for KMZ Lublin in the Polish league, Togliatti in Russia, and signed for Leicester Lions for the 2011 British season, leaving mid-season.[6] He subsequently rode for Swindon Robins in the Elite League.[11]

Career record

British leagues

Year Team League Matches Rides Points Bonus Total Average
2001 Eastbourne Eagles Elite
2004 Coventry Bees Elite 15 73 111 11 122 6.68
2005 Arena Essex Elite 16 68 87 14 101 5.94
2007 Poole Pirates Elite 2 6 0 0 0 0.00
2011 Leicester Lions Premier 21 96 156 10 166 6.92
2011 Swindon Robins Elite 8 32 23 6 29 3.63

References

  1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 44-45, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ^ Świat Żużla, No 2 (75) / 2008, page 24, ISSN 1429-3285
  3. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Darkin, Sergey". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Sergey Darkin Archived 2011-03-21 at the Wayback Machine", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27
  7. ^ "World Team Cup final". Shropshire Star. 16 September 1996. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "The Russians are coming to Eagles". Mid Sussex Times. 13 September 2001. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ Bamford, Robert (2005) Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2005, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-3396-2, p. 40-42, 365
  10. ^ a b "Riders - D: Sergey Darkin", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-10-02
  11. ^ "Speedway: Swindon Robins sign Sergey Darkin as reserve", BBC, 1 August 2011, retrieved 2011-10-02

See also

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