Andrejs Koroļevs | |
Nationality: | Latvian/Polish (dual) |
Birth Date: | 30 July 1969 |
Years1: | 1992–1994, 2001 |
Career1: | Grudziądz |
Years2: | 1995–2000 |
Years3: | 2002 |
Career3: | Gdańsk |
Years4: | 2003 |
Years5: | 2004 |
Career5: | Gniezno |
Years6: | 2005–2006, 2008 |
Career6: | Daugavpils |
Indivyear1: | 1991, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001 |
Indivhonour1: | Latvian Champion |
Andrejs Koroļevs (born 30 July 1969[1]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia. Since 1996, he raced on a Polish licence after gaining Polish citizenship and was known as Andrzej Korolew. He is a five times champion of Latvia.
Koroļevs won his first national championship in 1991, the same year in which the restoration of independence of Latvia took place.[2] he had previously competed in the Soviet Union Individual Speedway Championship.[3]
Koroļevs won the title four more times in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001.[4] He is regarded as the Latvian rider who paved the way for a new group of riders emerging from the country.[5]