# Andriy Karpov

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Ukrainian speedway rider

Not to be confused with [Anatoly Karpov](/source/Anatoly_Karpov).

Andriy Karpov Born (1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 (age 39) Ukraine Nationality Ukrainian Career history Poland 2004 Lviv 2005 Rivne 2006 Rzeszów 2007–2008 Gdańsk 2009–2011 Rybnik 2012–2014 Grudziądz 2015 Kraków 2016–2017 Zielona Góra 2019–2020 Krosno Sweden 2017 Smederna Denmark 2009–2016 Holstebro 2018–2019 Region Varde Individual honours 2009 European Championship silver 2010, 2012 European Championship bronze 2006 European Junior Championship silver Team honours 2012 European Pairs champion

**Andriy Karpov** (born 16 January 1987) also spelt **Andriej Karpov** is a [motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway) rider from Ukraine.[1][2][3]

## Career

Karpov came to prominence when competing the Polish leagues, initially for the Ukrainian teams in [Polish Speedway Second League](/source/Polish_Speedway_Second_League) but then in the [Ekstraliga](/source/Ekstraliga_(speedway)) for [Rzeszów](/source/Stal_Rzesz%C3%B3w_(motorcycle_speedway)) in [2006](/source/2006_Polish_speedway_season).[2][4]

It was during [2006](/source/2006_Individual_Speedway_Junior_European_Championship) that he won a silver medal at the [European Individual Speedway Junior Championship](/source/European_Under-19_Individual_Speedway_Championship). He quickly gained full international caps for the [Ukraine national speedway team](/source/Ukraine_national_speedway_team) and represented them in the [European Pairs Speedway Championship](/source/European_Pairs_Speedway_Championship).[5]

Karpov reached the final of the [2008 Speedway Under-21 World Championship](/source/2008_Speedway_Under-21_World_Championship) and started competing in the [Individual European Championship](/source/Individual_Speedway_European_Championship), where he won a silver medal at the [2009 Individual Speedway European Championship](/source/2009_Individual_Speedway_European_Championship). He won further medals by winning bronze in [2010](/source/2010_Individual_Speedway_European_Championship) and [2012](/source/2012_Speedway_European_Championship).[6]

He stood as a qualified substitute for the [2011 Speedway Grand Prix](/source/2011_Speedway_Grand_Prix) (the World Championship) after reaching the Grand Prix Challenge final during the [2011 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification](/source/2011_Speedway_Grand_Prix_Qualification).[7] He also started racing in the [Danish Speedway League](/source/Danish_Speedway_League).

His finest moment arrived after he won the gold medal at the [2012 European Pairs Speedway Championship](/source/2012_European_Pairs_Speedway_Championship), where he partnered [Aleksandr Loktaev](/source/Aleksandr_Loktaev).[8] In 2017, he signed for [Smederna](/source/Smederna) in the [Swedish league](/source/Swedish_Speedway_Team_Championship).[9]

He has represented Ukraine three times in the World Cup.[10] He was also named in the 2022 World Cup squad.[11]

## Results

### World team Championships

- [2012 Speedway World Cup](/source/2012_Speedway_World_Cup) - qualifying round

- [2013 Speedway World Cup](/source/2013_Speedway_World_Cup) - qualifying round

- [2018 Speedway of Nations](/source/2018_Speedway_of_Nations) - race off 1

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Andriy Karpov"](https://www.speedweek.com/steckbrief/466/Andriy-Karpov.html). *Speed Week*. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PSD_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PSD_2-1) ["Andrey Karpov Ukraina"](https://speedway.com.pl/riders/andrey-karpov/). *Polish Speedway Database*. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Speedway of Nations star studded squads names for new era of FIM speedway of nations"](https://www.fim-moto.com/fr/actualites/detail-dune-actualite/article/fim-speedway-of-nations-star-studded-squads-names-for-new-era-of-fim-speedway-of-nations). *FIM*. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["ANDRIY KARPOV"](https://speedwayekstraliga.pl/en/rider/74/?y=2017). *Speedway Ekstraliga*. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["European Pairs Speedway Championship"](http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/mepar.php). *Historia Sportu Zuzlowego*. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["History"](https://speedwayeuro.com/en/inside_sec_history.html). *Speedway Euro*. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Laguta wins GP Challenge as Jonasson and Stead fall short"](https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/speedway/8346131.speedway-result-laguta-wins-gp-challenge-as-jonasson-and-stead-fall-short/). *Swindon Advertiser*. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["European Pairs Speedway Championship"](http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/mepar.php). *Historia Sportu Zuzlowego*. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Trots förlusten – Smedernas Andrej Karpov nöjd med premiären: "Superspeedway""](https://www.salaallehanda.com/artikel/trots-forlusten-smedernas-andrej-karpov-nojd-med-premiaren-superspeedway/). *Sala Allehanda*. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["2018 Speedway of Nations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180311103801/http://www.speedwaygp.com/index_son). SGP. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["FIM Speedway of Nations 2022: Squads Announced"](https://www.eurosport.com/speedway/2022-fim-speedway-of-nations-squads-announced-ahead-of-july-27-start-date_sto9035867/story.shtml). Eurosport. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

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