Grigory Laguta | |
Nationality: | Russian |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1984 |
Birth Place: | Sukhodol, Soviet Union |
Career1: | Russia |
Years2: | 2001–2023 |
Career2: | Vladivostok |
Career3: | Poland |
Years4: | 2006–2010 |
Career4: | Daugavpils |
Years5: | 2011–2014 |
Career5: | Częstochowa |
Years6: | 2015 |
Career6: | Toruń |
Years7: | 2016–2017 |
Career7: | Rybnik |
Years8: | 2019–2021 |
Career8: | Motor Lublin |
Career11: | Sweden |
Years12: | 2008 |
Career12: | Västervik |
Years13: | 2010–2012 |
Career13: | Valsarna |
Years14: | 2013–2017 |
Indivyear1: | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2023[1] |
Indivhonour1: | Russian Champion |
Indivyear2: | 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 |
Indivhonour2: | Latvian Champion |
Grigory Grigorievich Laguta (born 9 April 1984[2]) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Russia.[3] He is a six-times champion of Russia.
Laguta is a six-time Russian Champion winning the title in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022 and 2023.[4]
Laguta previously held two speedway licences: Russian (MFR) and Latvian (LaMSF). This allowed him to become a four times champion of Latvia.
In 2017, he was suspended for two years for a doping violation after having used meldonium.[5] [6] However, he later returned and in 2023, won his sixth Russian national title, which took him to just one win behind the Mikhail Starostin in the all-time list of winners.
His brother Artem Laguta is also a speedway rider, who was the 2021 world champion and his nephew is Vadim Tarasenko.[7]