Valentino Furlanetto Explained

Valentino Furlanetto
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:1965 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Lonigo, Italy
Career1:Great Britain
Career2:Sheffield Tigers
Years2:1988
Indivyear1:1987, 1989
Indivhonour1:Italian champion
Teamyear1:1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
Teamhonour1:Speedway World Pairs Championship finalist

Valentino Furlanetto (born 11 May 1965) is a former international speedway rider from Italy.[1] [2]

Speedway career

Furlanetto reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship six times from 1986 until 1992.[3] [4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1988, riding for Sheffield Tigers[5] [6] He was the 1987 and 1989 Italian champion.[1] but struggled to impress and lost his place in the Sheffield team in June.[7]

World Final appearances

World Pairs Championship

Ice World Championship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 11 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Valentino Furlanetto. Grasstrack GB. 11 July 2021.
  3. Web site: World Pairs Championship 1968-1993. Edinburgh Speedway. 11 July 2021.
  4. News: Great Danes set for title hat trick . Huddersfield Daily Examiner . 30 July 1988 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 23 August 2024.
  5. News: Just One Furlanetto . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 9 March 1988 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 23 August 2024.
  6. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 10 July 2021.
  7. News: Aces aim to make amends . Manchester Evening News . 9 March 1988 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 23 August 2024.