Maksims Bogdanovs

Maksims Bogdanovs
Born	January 2, 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 January 2, 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

This biographical article relating to Latvian speedway is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]