Francis Gusts

Francis Gusts (born 2 January 2003) is an international speedway rider from Latvia.[1][2]

Francis Gusts
Born2 January 2003 (2003-01-02) (age 20)
Riga, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Career history
Poland
2020Lokomotiv Daugavpils
2022Poznań
2023Wrocław
Sweden
2021–2022Masarna
2023Lejonen
Denmark
2022–2023Grindsted
Individual honours
2021European Junior Champion
Team honours
2023World U23 Team bronze

Speedway career

Gusts became the European Junior Champion after winning the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in his home country.[3]

In 2021, Gusts helped Latvia qualify for the final of the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the World team Championships of speedway).[4][5] He competed in the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship[6]

In 2022, he finished in 10th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2[7] and helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga.[8] In 2023, he rode in the Latvian Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship, after finishing third at the 2023 Speedway of Nations 2.[9]

Major results

World individual Championship

References
  1. "Rider profile". Speedway U21. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. "Francis Gusts". ElitSpeedway. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "European U19 Final (Riga) 07/08/2021". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. "2021 Speedway of Nations". SGP. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. "DOYLE'S AUSSIE PRIDE". SGP. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. "OVERALL SEASON CLASSIFICATION". Speedway U21. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. "World Under 21 SGP2". FIM. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. "2022 Liga 2 results". Flash Score. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. "POLES PICK UP RECORD 16TH WORLD UNDER-21 TEAM TITLE AT DeWALT FIM SON2 IN RIGA". FIM. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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