Róbert Nagy (speedway rider)

{{Infobox speedway rider

| image =

| name = Róbert Nagy

| nationality = Hungarian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|28|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| career1 = Great Britain

| career2 = Glasgow

| years2 = 1992–1994

| career3 = Middlesbrough

| years3 = 1995

| career4 = Hull

| years4 = 1996

| career5 = Long Eaton

| years5 = 1996

| career6 = Denmark

| career7 = Outrup

| years7 = 2001

| indivyear1 = 1993, 1998
2000, 2001

| indivhonour1 = Hungarian national champion

| indivyear2 = 1992

| indivhonour2 = British League Div. 2 Riders Champion

}}

Róbert Nagy (born 28 April 1967Świat Żużla, No 2 (75) / 2008, page 24, {{ISSN|1429-3285}}) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Hungary.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=22 June 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayplus.com/HeroOrVillain_m.shtml |title='Hero' or 'Villain' |website=Speedway Plus |access-date=22 June 2023}} He earned 13 caps for the Hungary national speedway team.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=3 September 2024}}

Career

Nagy was a member of Hungary's national team. He is also a four times Hungarian national champion.

In Britain, he rode for various clubs from 1992 to 1996.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2077/robert-nagy |title=Robert Nagy |website=WWOS Backup |access-date=25 April 2023}}

During the 1992 British League Division Two season, he won the British League Division Two Riders Championship, as a Glasgow rider. The final was held on 19 September at Brandon Stadium and Nagy defeated Mick Poole in the run off for the title after both riders finished on 13 points.{{cite news |title=No joy for Jan |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=21 September 1992 |access-date=22 June 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19920921/020/0020 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} His 1995 season came to an early end after he suffered serious injuries in race crash.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005019/19950106/034/0034 |title=Year of sporting ups and downs May |website=Rutherglen Reformer |date=6 January 1995 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 September 2024}} Later he rode for Middlesbrough Bears, Hull Vikings and Long Eaton Invaders.

Róbert Nagy (speedway rider)

Career

References

See also