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Michele Paco Castagna
Born4 March 1994 (1994-03-04) (age 30)
Arzignano, Italy
NationalityItalian
Career history
Great Britain
2015Sheffield Tigers
2016Ipswich Witches
2019, 2021Birmingham Brummies
2022–2025Edinburgh Monarchs
Denmark
2021Nordjysk
Individual honours
2017, 2018, 2022Italian Champion

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

Speedway career

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Castagna is three times Italian Champion, winning the Italian Individual Speedway Championship in 2017,[3] 2018, and 2022.[4][5] He has also won the Italian Junior Championship three times (2011, 2012, 2014).[1] He has ridden in the British Speedway leagues since 2015,[6] riding for various clubs, including Ipswich Witches in 2016.[7] In 2019 and 2021 he rode for the Birmingham Brummies.[8]

In 2022, he rode for the Edinburgh Monarchs in the SGB Championship 2022.[9] He won his third Italian Individual Speedway Championship during 2022.[10]

In 2023 and 2024, he re-signed for the Monarchs for the SGB Championship 2023[11] and the SGB Championship 2024.[12]

Results

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World Championships

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Personal life

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His father Armando Castagna was a professional speedway rider from 1985 to 2001 and was a 12 times national champion.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "PACO CASTAGNA". SpeedwayGP. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Speedway, Covatti domina nella sua Terenzano". Messaggero Veneto. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Italian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Phil Hilton: Ipswich Witches team boss steps down". BBC Sport. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Audio: Castagna grateful for the support of the Ipswich Witches' fans and management". East Anglian Daily Times. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Italy". Speedway Star. 24 September 2022. p. 36.
  11. ^ "Paco Castagna unveiled as the Edinburgh Monarchs' sixth signing for 2023". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Paco in Monarchs return". British Speedway. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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