Viktor Trofimov Jr.
| Born | 30 September 1999 Rivne, Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ukrainian/Polish |
| Career history | |
| Ukraine | |
| 2015–2017 | Rivne |
| Poland | |
| 2017, 2019–2020 | Lublin |
| 2018 | Rawicz |
| 2021 | Rybnik |
| 2022 | Gdańsk |
| 2023 | Zielona Góra |
| 2024 | Piła |
| Individual honours | |
| 2015 | Ukraine national champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2020 | European Pairs champion |
| 2020 | World U21 team champion |
Viktor Trofimov Jr. (born 30 September 1999) is an international motorcycle speedway rider from Ukraine and later Poland.[1] He was the champion of Ukraine in 2015.
Speedway career
[edit]Trofimov Jr. was born in Rivne, Ukraine, the son of Vladimir Trofimov and grandson Viktor Trofimov (his sporting hero).[2]
He pursued a career in speedway following in the foosteps of his father and grandfather, who were born in the Soviet Union but had significant links with Ukraine since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, riding for the Rivne speedway team. Trofimov Jr. was the champion of Ukraine, winning the national championship in 2015.[3] In 2016, he joined Kraków Speedway.[4]
In 2017, he started riding in the Team Speedway Polish Championship,[5] eventually moving to live in Leszno and taking out a Polish licence.[2]
In 2020, he won the World U21 team championship with Poland at the Outrup Speedway Center in Denmark and then just one month later won the gold medal with Poland at the European Pairs Speedway Championship with Jakub Jamróg at the Pista Olimpia in Terenzano.[6][7]
In 2023, he was involved in a serious racing crash that left him with a broken arm.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Viktor Trofimov". Zuzelend. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Viktor Trofimov Rider Info". Speedway Euro. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Ukrainian Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Nowym zawodnikiem Speedway Wandy Instal został Wiktor Trofimow". Dziennik Polski. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Viktor Trofimov". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "European Pairs Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "European Pairs Final (Terenzano) 17/10/2020". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "That crash froze everyone. He'll have a scar that runs halfway down his arm!". Przeglad Sportowy. Retrieved 5 September 2024.