Grigory Laguta
{{Short description|Russian speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Grigory Laguta
| image = Grigory Laguta (cropped).jpg
| nationality = Russian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|4|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sukhodol, Soviet Union
| career1 = Russia
| years2 = 2001–2023
| career2 = Vladivostok
| career3 = Poland
| years4 = 2006–2010
| career4 = Daugavpils
| years5 =2011–2014
| career5 = Częstochowa
| years6 = 2015
| career6 = Toruń
| years7 = 2016–2017
| career7 = Rybnik
| years8 = 2019–2021
| career8 = Motor Lublin
| career11 = Sweden
| years12 = 2008
| career12 = Västervik
| years13 = 2010–2012
| career13 = Valsarna
| years14 = 2013–2017
| career14 = Smederna
| indivyear1 = 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2023"International News", Speedway Star, 20 September 2014, p. 38
| indivhonour1 = Russian Champion
| indivyear2 = 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014
| indivhonour2 = Latvian Champion
| indivyear3 = 2015
| indivhonour3 = Ekstraliga Riders’ Championship
}}
Grigory Grigorievich Laguta (born 9 April 1984Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 44-45, {{ISSN|1429-3285}}) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Russia.{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/grigori-laguta/ |title=Grigori Laguta Rosja |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=15 April 2023}} He is a six-times champion of Russia.
Career
Laguta is a six-time Russian Champion winning the title in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022 and 2023.{{cite web |url=https://motorsporttop20.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/4.-Russia-Speedway.pdf |title=Russia Speedway Championship |website=Motor Sport Top 20 |access-date=7 April 2024}}
Laguta previously held two speedway licences: Russian (MFR) and Latvian (LaMSF). This allowed him to become a four times champion of Latvia.
In 2017, he was suspended for two years for a doping violation after having used meldonium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/motorsport/speedway-stjarnan-stangs-av-tva-ar/|title = Speedway-stjärnan stängs av två år|date = 13 September 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsintegrityinitiative.com/speedway-star-sanctioned-meldonium-positive/ |title=Speedway star sanctioned after meldonium positive |website=Spots Intergrity Initiative |access-date=6 September 2024 }} However, he later returned and in 2023, won his sixth Russian national title, which took him to just one win behind the Mikhail Starostin in the all-time list of winners.
Family
His brother Artem Laguta is also a speedway rider, who was the 2021 world champion and his nephew is Vadim Tarasenko.{{cite web |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/other-sport/new-peterborough-panthers-rider-has-the-genes-and-pedigree-to-succeed-in-the-premiership-4181753 |title=New Peterborough Panthers rider has the genes and pedigree to succeed in the Premiership |website=Peterborough Telegraph |access-date=6 September 2024 }}
Speedway Grand Prix results
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|1|LVA|DAU|17|17|0|(0)
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{{SGP Rider|2007|W||
|2|LVA|DAU|14|7|8|(3,1,3,0,1) +0
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{{SGP Rider|2008|W||
|3|LVA|DAU|6|15|2|(1,1,0,F,0)
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{{SGP Rider|2009|W||
|4|LVA|DAU|10|13|6|(3,1,1,1,X)
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Honours
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- 2006 - 32nd place (0 points in 1 GP)
- 2007 - 20th place (8 points in 1 GP)
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
- 2008 - Semi-Final 1 will be on 12 July 2008
- European Club Champions' Cup
- 2006 {{flagicon|POL}} Tarnów - 4th place (5 points)
- 2007 - 2nd place in Semi-Final 2 (13 points)
- 2008 {{flagicon|CZE}} Slaný - The Final will be on 6 September 2008 (12 pts in Semi-Final)
- Individual Latvian Championship
- 2008 Daugavpils - Latvian Champion{{cite web | title = Laguta z tytułem, srebro dla Śwista | publisher = SportoweFakty.pl | date = 2008-07-13 | url = http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/13/laguta-z-tytulem-srebro-dla-swista/ | accessdate = 2008-07-14 }}
See also
References
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Category:Russian speedway riders
Category:Latvian speedway riders
Category:Russian sportspeople in doping cases
Category:Latvian sportspeople in doping cases
Category:Sportspeople from Primorsky Krai
Category:Russian expatriate sportspeople in Poland