Matija Duh
{{short description|Slovenian speedway rider}}
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| name = Matija Duh
| nationality = Slovenia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Slovenia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|2|3|1989|4|3|df=y}}
| death_place = Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Matija Duh (3 April 1989 – 3 February 2013) was a Slovenian international motorcycle speedway rider.{{cite web |url=https://avto-magazin.metropolitan.si/moto/mm-sport/speedway-v-ljubljani-to-soboto/ |title=Speedway in Ljubljana this Saturday | website=Avto Magazin |date=19 May 2010 |access-date=5 September 2024 }}
Career
Duh raced in Poland for KSM Krosno, Orzeł Łódź, and Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski. He also represented Slovenia on several occasions. Duh appeared in two Grand Prix - the Croatian events in 2010 and 2011, where he appeared as a reserve.
Death
Duh suffered multiple injuries, including skull fractures, a brain haemorrhage, and a fractured hip, in a crash while racing in an Argentine Championship meeting at the Bahía Blanca track in Argentina on 30 January 2013, and died on 3 February, at age 23."[http://www1.skysports.com/other-sports/news/12268/8468102/ Slovenian international Matija Duh has died whilst racing in Argentina]", skysports.com, 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013"[http://www.speedway365.com/index.php/world-speedway-news/3548-matija-duh-1989-2013 Matija Duh 1989-2013]", speedway365.com, 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013 at 6:00 AM.{{cite web |url=https://www.posavskiobzornik.si/speedway/umrl-speedwayist-matija-duh-29578 |title=Umrl speedwayist Matija Duh| website=Posavski Obzornik |access-date=5 September 2024 }}
See also
References
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Category:Slovenian speedway riders
Category:Motorcycle racers who died while racing
Category:Sport deaths in Argentina
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