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Polish speedway rider
Janusz Kołodziej
Born (1984-05-27 ) 27 May 1984 (age 40)
Tarnów , PolandNationality Polish 2000-2009, 2012-2016
Tarnów 2010-2011, 2017-2023
Leszno 2003, 2006-2007
Reading 2004-2009
Rospiggarna 2010-2014
Vetlanda
SGP Number 333 Starts 22 Podiums 2 (1-0-1) Finalist 3 times Winner 1 times
2005 ,
2010 ,
2013 ,
2019
Polish Individual Champion
2004
Polish Under-21 Champion
2005
Golden Helmet Winner
2005
Silver Helmet Winner
2003
Bronze Helmet Winner
2019
Czech Republic Grand Prix Champion 2018
GP Challenge winner
2010 ,
2011 ,
2023
World team championships winner
2005
European Pairs Champion 2022
European Team champion
2007
Polish Pairs Speedway Champion
2004
Polish Under-21 Pairs Champion
2004 ,
2005
Ekstraliga Champion
Janusz Kołodziej (born 27 May 1984 in
Tarnów , Poland) is a Polish
speedway rider who has ridden for the
Polish national team and is a four times champion of Poland.
[1]
Career
Kołodziej rode in Britain for the
Reading Racers in 2003 and from 2006 to 2007.
[2]
In July 2018, during the
Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the
GP Challenge , which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the
2019 Speedway Grand Prix .
[3]
In 2019, he won his fourth
Polish title , he had previously been the Polish champion in
2005 ,
2010 and
2013 .
[4]
[5]
In 2022, he was a member of the Polish team that won the inaugural
European Team Speedway Championship .
[6] In July 2023, he was part of the Polish team that won the gold medal in the
2023 Speedway World Cup final. This was his third World Cup win.
[7] Also in 2023, he won the bronze medal at the
2023 Speedway European Championship .
[8]
Speedway Grand Prix results
permanent speedway rider
wild card , track reserve or qualified reserve
rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)
Career
World individual Championships
World team Championships
Other major results
Team U-21 World Championship
2005 – World Champion (14 points)
Individual European Championship
Individual U-19 European Championship
European Pairs Championship
2005 – European Champion (4 points)
European Club Champions' Cup
2006 – European Champion (14 points)
Individual Polish Championship
2002 – injury in Semi-Final A (5th place in Quarter-Final B – qualification to Semi-Final)
2003 – 12 place in Semi-Final B
2005 – Polish Champion (15 points)
2006 – injury (8th place in Semi-Final B – qualification to Final
Individual U-21 Polish Championship
2001 – 16th place (0 point)
2002 – Bronze medal (11+2 points)
2003 – 5th place (11 points)
2004 – Polish Champion (13 points)
2005 – Silver medal (13 points)
Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
2001 – 6th place in Semi-Final (2 points)
2002 – 3rd place in Semi-Final C (0 heat as reserve)
2003 – 3rd place in Semi-Final C (7 points)
2004 – Silver medal (1 point)
2005 – 3rd place in Semi-Final C (13 points)
2007 – Polish Champion (0 point)
Polish Under-21 Pairs Championship
2001 – 6th place in Semi-Final A (9 points)
2002 – 6th place (12 points)
2003 – 6th place (15 points)
2004 – Polish Champion (17 points)
2005 – Silver medal (14 points)
Polish Team Championship
2000 – 2nd place in Second League with
Unia Tarnów
2001 – 1st place in Second League with Unia Tarnów
2002 – 5th place in First League with Unia Tarnów
2003 – 2nd place in First League with Unia Tarnów
2004 – Polish Champion with Unia Tarnów
2005 – Polish Champion with Unia Tarnów
2006 – 4th place with Unia Tarnów
2007 – 6th place with Unia Tarnów
Polish Under-21 Team Championship
2000 – 3rd place in Qualification Group C
2001 – 2nd place in Qualification Group D
2002 – 2nd place in Qualification Group C
2003 – 2nd place in Qualification Group B
2004 – Bronze medal (started in Qualification Group B)
2005 – Silver medal (10 points)
Golden Helmet
2005 – Winner (14 points)
2006 – injury (qualification to Final)
2007 – 17th place (0 point as track reserve)
Silver Helmet (U-21)
2001 – 7th place (9 points)
2003 – Silver medal (13 points)
2004 – injury (2nd place in Semi-Final B – qualification to Final
2005 – Winner (13 points)
Bronze Helmet (U-19)
2001 – 6th place (9 points)
2003 – Winner (15 points)
See also
References
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