Andriy Karpov should not be confused with Anatoly Karpov.
| Andriy Karpov | |
| Nationality: | Ukrainian |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Ukraine |
| Career1: | Poland |
| Years2: | 2004 |
| Career2: | Lviv |
| Years3: | 2005 |
| Career3: | Rivne |
| Years4: | 2006 |
| Career4: | Rzeszów |
| Years5: | 2007–2008 |
| Career5: | Gdańsk |
| Years6: | 2009–2011 |
| Career6: | Rybnik |
| Years7: | 2012–2014 |
| Career7: | Grudziądz |
| Years8: | 2015 |
| Career8: | Kraków |
| Years9: | 2016–2017 |
| Career9: | Zielona Góra |
| Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Career10: | Krosno |
| Career15: | Sweden |
| Years16: | 2017 |
| Career16: | Smederna |
| Career21: | Denmark |
| Career22: | Holstebro |
| Years22: | 2009–2016 |
| Career23: | Region Varde |
| Years23: | 2018–2019 |
| Indivyear1: | 2009 |
| Indivhonour1: | European Championship silver |
| Indivyear2: | 2010, 2012 |
| Indivhonour2: | European Championship bronze |
| Indivyear3: | 2006 |
| Indivhonour3: | European Junior Championship silver |
| Teamyear1: | 2012 |
| Teamhonour1: | European Pairs champion |
Andriy Karpov (born 16 January 1987) also spelt Andriej Karpov is a motorcycle speedway rider from Ukraine.[1] [2] [3]
Karpov came to prominence when competing the Polish leagues, initially for the Ukrainian teams in Polish Speedway Second League but then in the Ekstraliga for Rzeszów in 2006.[2] [4]
It was during 2006 that he won a silver medal at the European Individual Speedway Junior Championship. He quickly gained full international caps for the Ukraine national speedway team and represented them in the European Pairs Speedway Championship.[5]
Karpov reached the final of the 2008 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and started competing in the Individual European Championship, where he won a silver medal at the 2009 Individual Speedway European Championship. He won further medals by winning bronze in 2010 and 2012.[6]
He stood as a qualified substitute for the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix (the World Championship) after reaching the Grand Prix Challenge final during the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.[7] He also started racing in the Danish Speedway League.
His finest moment arrived after he won the gold medal at the 2012 European Pairs Speedway Championship, where he partnered Aleksandr Loktaev.[8] In 2017, he signed for Smederna in the Swedish league.[9]
He has represented Ukraine three times in the World Cup.[10] He was also named in the 2022 World Cup squad.[11]