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