Maksims Bogdanovs

Maksims Bogdanovs
Born	2 January 1989 (age 35); Daugavpils, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian
Career history
Poland
2005–2011, 2013–2017	Daugavpils
2012	Gdańsk
2012	Łódź
Sweden
2009–	Masarna
Denmark
2014	Munkebo
Individual honours
2012, 2017	Latvian Champion

Maksims Bogdanovs (born 2 January 1989^[1]) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia.^[2]

Career

Bogdanovs participated in Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia competitions in 2007 and 2008.^[3]

Bogdanovs was part of the Lokomotiv Daugavpils team that first competed in the Polish leagues in 2005.^[4]

He is twice become a champion of Latvia, winning the Latvian Individual Speedway Championship in 2012^[5] and 2017.^[6]

Bogdanovs returned to race in the Speedway Grand Prix ten years after his last appearance by competing in the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia, where he score eight points.^[7]

Honours

World Championships

Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- 2007 - 31st place (2 points in one event)
- 2008 - 33rd place (0 points in one event)
Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
- 2006 - 4th place in Qualifying round 1
- 2007 - 3rd place in Qualifying round 1
- 2009 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 2
Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2007 - 12th place in Semi-Final 2
- 2008 - 16th place in Semi-Final 2
- 2009 - 15th place in Semi-Final 1

European Championships

Individual European Championship
- 2008 - injury before the Final (6th place in Semi-Final 3)
Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2005 - Mšeno - 17th place (1 point)
- 2007 - Częstochowa - 12th place (6 points)
- 2008 - 6th place in Semi-Final 1
Team U-19 European Championship
- 2008 - 3rd place in Semi-Final 2
European Club Champions' Cup
- 2007 - 2nd place in Semi-Final 2
- 2008 - Slaný - 4th place (4 points)

References

^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 44-45, ISSN 1429-3285
^ "Maksims Bogdanovs Łotwa". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Łotwy". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ "The city on the Dvina River is saturated with speedway". Polsat Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ "Latvian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ "Maksims Bogdanovs paraksta līgumu ar "Vastervik Speedway"". Sportacentrs. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ "Bike issue in final costs Swindon Robins captain Jason Doyle podium spot in Latvia". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

External links

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[1] Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 44-45, ISSN 1429-3285

[2] "Maksims Bogdanovs Łotwa". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[3] "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Łotwy". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[4] "The city on the Dvina River is saturated with speedway". Polsat Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[5] "Latvian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[6] "Maksims Bogdanovs paraksta līgumu ar "Vastervik Speedway"". Sportacentrs. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[7] "Bike issue in final costs Swindon Robins captain Jason Doyle podium spot in Latvia". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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