Born | 2 January 2003 Riga, Latvia | (age 21)
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Nationality | Latvian |
Career history | |
Poland | |
2020 | Lokomotiv Daugavpils |
2022 | Poznań |
2023–2024 | Wrocław |
Sweden | |
2021–2022 | Masarna |
2023 | Lejonen |
2024 | Vargarna |
Denmark | |
2022–2023 | Grindsted |
Individual honours | |
2021 | European Junior Champion |
Team honours | |
2023 | World U23 Team bronze |
Francis Gusts (born 2 January 2003) is an international speedway rider from Latvia.[1][2]
Gusts became the European Junior Champion after winning the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in his home country.[3]
In 2021, Gusts helped Latvia qualify for the final of the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the World team Championships of speedway).[4][5] He competed in the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship[6]
In 2022, he finished in 10th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2[7] and helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga.[8] In 2023, he rode in the Latvian Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship, after finishing third at the 2023 Speedway of Nations 2.[9]