Karol Ząbik
Karol Ząbik (born October 25, 1986 in Toruń, Poland) is a Polish speedway rider who has won World, European and Polish Under-21 titles and has ridden for the Polish national junior team.
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| Born | April 29, 1987 Toruń, Poland |
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| Nationality |  Poland |
| Website | Official Site |
| Current club information | |
| British league | Peterborough Panthers |
| Polish league | KS Toruń |
| Swedish league | Elit Vetlanda |
| Career history | |
| 2003- | KS Toruń (POL) |
| 2006, 2008- | Peterborough Panthers |
| 2007- | Rospiggarna (SWE) |
| 2008 | Poole Pirates |
| Individual honours | |
| 2006 | World Under-21 Champion |
| 2005 | European Under-19 Champion |
| 2006 | Polish Under-21 Champion |
| 2006 | Silver Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 2005, 2006, 2007 | Under-21 World Cup |
| 2004, 2005 | Polish Under-21 Team Champion |
His father, Jan Ząbik was also a speedway rider, and is now the team manager of Polish speedway club KS Toruń.
Speedway Grand Prix results
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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| 8 /9 | Polish SGP |
18 | - | - | 18 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 /10 | Polish SGP |
18 | - | - | 18 |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Career
European Under-19 Championship
- 2004 - Silver medal (12+3 points)
- 2005 - European Champion
Polish Individual Championship
- 2004 - 8th place in Quarter-Final A
- 2006 - 18 place (as 2nd track reserve; 11th in Semi-Final B)
Polish Under-21 Championship
- 2003 - 14th place (2 points; as track reserve)
- 2004 - 12th in Semi-Final A
- 2005 - Bronze medal (10+3 points)
- 2006 - Polish Champion (14 points)
- 2007 - Silver medal
Polish Under-21 Pairs Championship
- 2003 - 3rd in Semi-Final C
- 2004 - Bronze medal (7 points)
- 2005 - 4th place (8 points)
- 2006 - 6th place (but he rode in Semi-Final A only)
Polish Under-21 Team Championship
- 2003 - 2nd in Qualification Group A
- 2004 - Polish Champion (13 points)
- 2005 - Polish Champion (8 points)
- 2006 - 4th in Qualification Group D
- 2007 - Qualification Group A (last round September 15)
Golden Helmet
- 2007 - 13th place (4 points)
Silver Helmet (U-21)
- 2004 - 6th place (9 points)
- 2005 - injury (3rd in Semi-Final B, promotion to Final)
- 2006 - Gold medal (15 points)
- 2007 - Semi-Finals will be on September 4
Bronze Helmet (U-19)
- 2003 - injury (2nd in Semi-Final A, promotion to Final)
- 2004 - 16th place (0 points in 2 heats; two fells)
See also
External links
- (en) (pl) Official Site
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| Manager: | Trevor Swales | |
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