Nazar Parnitskyi

Nazar Parnitskyi

Born	13 October 2006 (2006-10-13) (age 18) Ukraine
Nationality	Ukrainian
Career history
Poland
2023–2024	Leszno
Individual honours
2024	European U19 champion
2024	World U21 Championship silver

Nazar Parnitskyi (born 13 October 2006) is an international speedway rider from Ukraine.[1][2][3]

Speedway career

In 2023, Parnitskyi rode for Unia Leszno during the 2023 Polish speedway season[4] and remained with the club for the 2024 season.[5]

He represented the Ukraine national speedway team during the European Team Speedway Championship in both the 2023 and 2024.[6]

In 2024, Parnitskyi came to prominence after completing a 15-point maximum when qualifying for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship).[7][8] He then won the Riga round of the SGP2[9][10] before claiming the silver medal.

Also in 2024, Parnitskyi made history as the first Ukrainian winner of a major speedway championship, becoming the European U19 champion after winning the gold medal at the U19 European Championship.[11][12]

References

1. "Nazar Parnitskyi". Ekstraliga. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. "Nazar Parnitskyi". Speedway News. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
3. "Cloppenburg: Mads Hansen vor Lahti und Blödorn". Head Topics. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
4. "Nazar Parnitskyi". Zuzelend. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
5. "Eliminacje do SGP2: Nazar Parnitskyi wygrywa w Ludwigslust!". Unia Leszno. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
6. "Nazar Parnitskyi". Interia Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
7. "Swedish duo among SGP2 qualifiers". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
8. "European Preview SGP2". British Speedway. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
9. "Nazar Parnitskyi wins in Riga! Dramatic finale". Telewizja TVML. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
10. "Młody Ukrainiec postraszył Polaków. Wygrał w Rydze i goni lidera MŚ". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
11. "Ukrainian Pioneer Parnitskyi races to historic SGP2 triumph in Riga". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
12. "17-year-old Ukrainian wins stage of World Youth Championship". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 5 October 2024.