Michele Paco Castagna

Michele Paco Castagna (born 4 March 1994) is an international speedway rider from Italy.[1][2]

Michele Paco Castagna
Born4 March 1994 (1994-03-04) (age 29)
Arzignano, Italy
NationalityItalian
Career history
Great Britain
2015Sheffield Tigers
2016Ipswich Witches
2019, 2021Birmingham Brummies
2022-2023Edinburgh Monarchs
Denmark
2021Nordjysk
Individual honours
2017, 2018, 2022Italian Champion
2022Argentinian Champion

Speedway career

Castagna is three times Italian Champion, winning the Italian Individual Speedway Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2022.[3][4] He has also won the Italian Junior Championship three times (2011, 2012, 2014).[1] He has ridden in the British Speedway leagues since 2015, riding for various clubs. In 2019 and 2021 he rode for the Birmingham Brummies.[5]

In 2022, he rode for the Edinburgh Monarchs in the SGB Championship 2022.[6] He won his third Italian Individual Speedway Championship during 2022.[7] During 2022, he also won the Argentine Championship.[8]

In 2023, he re-signed for the Monarchs for the SGB Championship 2023.[9]

Personal life

His father Armando Castagna was a professional speedway rider from 1985 to 2001 and was a 12 times national champion.[6]

References
  1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. "PACO CASTAGNA". SpeedwayGP. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "Italian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  7. "Italy". Speedway Star page 36. 24 September 2022.
  8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1930-2022 Argentinian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. "Paco back with Monarchs". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 December 2022.


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