Mirosław Kowalik (speedway rider)
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| Born | 7 May 1969 Aleksandrów Kujawski, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Current club information | |
| Manager | Poland (co-manager) |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1987–2002 | Toruń |
| 2003–2004 | Bydgoszcz |
| Great Britain | |
| 1995 | Ipswich Witches |
| Team honours | |
| 1990, 2001 | Team Speedway Polish Championship |
Mirosław Kowalik (born 7 May 1969 in Aleksandrów Kujawski, Poland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland,[1] He earned eight international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]
Career
[edit]Kowalik began his career at Toruń during the 1988 Polish speedway season. He would remain loyal with the club for 16 seasons before joining Polonia Bydgoszcz in 2003.[3]
He rode for Ipswich Witches in the British speedway leagues during the 1993 British League season,[2] riding nine times for a 3.56 average[4] and appeared for Masarna in Sweden.[5]
In 2001, he was selected by Poland for the 2001 Speedway World Cup Qualifying round 1, when the team easily won the round and went on to win a silver medal in the 2001 Speedway World Cup.[6]
After retiring he took up coaching and was the KS Toruń team manager in 2012.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wesołek, Marcin (2 February 2011). "PSŻ Poznań zaprasza Pawlickich". Agora SA (in Polish). Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Rider Statistics". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "It's gating worse in my GP campagn". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 August 1999. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "2001 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Zbigniew Czerwiński with an "Angel" on his chest! Will he start in the match against Lotos?". Wirtualny Toruń. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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