Mirosław Kowalik (speedway rider)

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]

Mirosław Kowalik
Born (1969-05-07) 7 May 1969 (age 55)
Aleksandrów Kujawski, Poland
NationalityPolish
Current club information
ManagerPoland (co-manager)
Career history
Poland
1987–2002Toruń
2003–2004Bydgoszcz
Great Britain
1995Ipswich Witches
Team honours
1990, 2001Team Speedway Polish Championship

Career

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Wesołek, Marcin (2 February 2011). "PSŻ Poznań zaprasza Pawlickich". Agora SA (in Polish). Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Rider Statistics". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ^ "It's gating worse in my GP campagn". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 August 1999. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "2001 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Zbigniew Czerwiński with an "Angel" on his chest! Will he start in the match against Lotos?". Wirtualny Toruń. Retrieved 8 September 2024.