Krzysztof Cegielski (born 3 September 1979 in Poland) is a former Polish speedway rider who was a permanent Speedway Grand Prix rider in 2002 and 2003 season. He earned five international caps for the Poland speedway team.[1]
Born | Poland | 3 September 1979
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Nickname | Cegła (Brick) |
Nationality | Polish |
Career history | |
Poland | |
1996-1999 | Gorzów |
2000-2001 | Gdańsk |
2002 | Gniezno |
2003 | Wrocław |
Great Britain | |
2001 | Poole |
2002 | Eastbourne |
Sweden | |
2002 | Vargarna |
2003 | Vetlanda |
Career
editCegielski began racing for Gorzów during the 1996 Polish speedway season. He continued to ride for them before switching to Wybrzeże Gdańsk in 2001.[2]
It was also in 2001 that he rode for Poole Pirates in the British speedway leagues.[1] The following season in 2002, he moved to Start Gniezno and Eastbourne Eagles respectively.
In 2003, he was involved in an on-track crash in a Swedish League. The resulting spinal cord injury left him partially paralysed, and ended his racing career.[3] He has remained close to the speedway world, acting as a speedway manager and expert. After over a decade of determined and laborious rehabilitation, he managed to get back on his feet, and is now able to walk short distances.[4]
World Championship results
editSpeedway Grand Prix results
editRace no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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5 /6 | Polish SGP | 16 | 5 | (2,2) (0,0) | 23 |
Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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1 /10 | Norwegian SGP | 18 | 4 | (1,3,1) | 22 |
2 /10 | Polish SGP | 20 | 3 | (3,1,0) | 16 |
3 /10 | British SGP | 24 | 1 | (1,X) | 19 |
4 /10 | Slovenian SGP | 10 | 8 | (1,3,2) (2,0,1) | 22 |
5 /10 | Swedish SGP | 14 | 6 | (3,2) (1,T) | 10 |
6 /10 | Czech Rep. SGP | 10 | 8 | (3,2) (1,3,1) | 13 |
7 /10 | Scandinavian SGP | 10 | 8 | (3,3) (1,3,1) | 10 |
8 /10 | European SGP | 6 | 13 | (3,1,3) (3,0,3) 1 | 10 |
9 /10 | Danish SGP | injury → (26) Piotr Protasiewicz | 6 | ||
10 /10 | Australian SGP | 19 | 4 | (2,1,1) | 16 |
Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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1 /9 | European SGP | 10 | 8 | (1,2,3) (3,1,1) | 16 |
2 /9 | Swedish SGP | 11 | 7 | (3,3) (0,2,0) | 10 |
3 /9 | British SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | 11 | ||
4 /9 | Danish SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | 14 | ||
5 /9 | Slovenian SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | 17 | ||
6 /9 | Scandinavian SGP | injury → (34) Joonas Kylmäkorpi | 19 | ||
7 /9 | Czech Rep. SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | 21 | ||
8 /9 | Polish SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | |||
9 /9 | Norwegian SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson |
permanent speedway rider | |
wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
editIndividual U-21 World Championship
edit- 1997 - Lost in National Qualification - Semi-Final
- 1998 - Lost in National Qualification - Semi-Final
- 1999 - Lost in National Qualification - Final
- 2000 - 2nd place (11 points 3)
Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
editOther results
editIndividual European Championship
- 2001 - 3rd place (12 points)
Individual U-19 European Championship
- 1998 - 4th place (12 points 2)
Individual Polish Championship
Individual U-21 Polish Championship
Polish Pairs Championship
Polish U-21 Pairs Championship
Team U-21 Polish Championship
- 1999 - Polish Champion with Stal Gorzów in Piła
Golden Helmet
- 2001 - 7th place (7 points)
Silver Helmet
Bronze Helmet
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Rider Statistics". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Miracle man Krzysztof Cegielski in impassioned message to injured Darcy Ward". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Injury forces Ceggy to quit". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 8 September 2024.