Kristian Pieszczek (born 23 September 1995) is a Polish speedway rider.[1][2]
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| Born | 25 September 1995 Gdańsk, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Krycha |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Website | official website |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 2011–2014, 2019, 2021 | Gdańsk |
| 2013 | Krosno |
| 2015–2016 | Zielona Góra |
| 2017–2018, 2020 | Grudziądz |
| 2022-2023 | Rybnik |
| 2024 | Rzeszów |
| Sweden | |
| 2017 | Lejonen |
| 2019 | Indianerna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2018 | Leicester Lions |
| 2019 | Ipswich Witches |
| Denmark | |
| 2013–2014 | Outrup/Varde |
| 2015–2017 | Grindsted |
| Individual honours | |
| 2012, 2013 | Bronze Helmet |
| 2016 | Silver Helmet |
| Team honours | |
| 2013, 2014 | European Junior Championship |
| 2016 | Under-21 World Cup |
| 2016 | Speedway World Cup |
Career
editBorn in Gdańsk, Pieszczek first had success as a junior in 2007. He made his Polish league debut in 2011 for Wybrzeże Gdańsk, going on to ride for the club in the Ekstraliga in 2012. He won the Bronze Helmet in 2012 and 2013, and in 2013 was also part of the victorious Polish team in the European Junior Championships. In 2015 he moved to Falubaz Zielona Góra.[3]
After finishing seventh in 2014, in 2016 he finished runner-up (to Max Fricke) in the World Under-21 Championship,[4] won the Silver Helmet competition, and finished fourth in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship. He was also part of the Polish team that won the 2016 Speedway World Cup.
He rode for GKM Grudziądz in Poland and Lejonen in the Swedish Elitserien in 2017, but after a disappointing season he embarked on an intensive training regime over the winter of 2017/18.[5][6]
For the 2018 season he stayed with Grudziądz in Poland and signed for Leicester Lions in the British SGB Premiership.[7][8]
In 2019, he signed for Ipswich Witches.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Rider Index". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Krystian Pieszczek Polska". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Kristian Pieszczek", speedwayu21.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018
- ^ Rzeszut, Maryla (2017) "Krystian Pieszczek liderem Lwów w szwedzkiej Elitserien", Gazeta Pomorska, 23 May 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018
- ^ Ciućka, Przemysław (2017) "PIESZCZEK TRENUJE JUŻ PIĘĆ TYGODNI! TRENER MU COŚ OBIECAŁ", Przeglad Sportowy, 2 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018
- ^ Rzeszut, Maryla (2017) "Krystian Pieszczek with a contract until 2019 in MrGarden GKM Grudziądz", Gazeta Pomorska, 14 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018
- ^ Paul, Jon (2017) "Leicester Lions sign Polish whizz-kid Krystian Pieszczek for 2018 season", Leicester Mercury, 24 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018