Piotr Pawlicki Sr. (born 29 July 1963) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1]

Piotr Pawlicki Sr.
Born29 July 1963 (1963-07-29) (age 61)
Zaborów, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1982–1983, 1986–1992Unia Leszno
Individual honours
1983Polish Junior Champion
Team honours
1987, 1988, 1989Polish League Champion

Career

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Pawlicki Sr. came to prominence in 1983, when he won the Polish Junior Individual Speedway Championship.[2][3]

He won a bronze medal in the prestigious Golden Helmet during the 1991 Polish speedway season.[4][5]

He spent his entire career riding for his nearby home club of Unia Leszno,[1] where he won three Polish league championships.[6] He retired after suffering serious lumbar vertebrae and spinal cord injuries during the 1992 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship.[7]

Family

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Both of his sons Piotr Pawlicki Jr. and Przemysław Pawlicki were professional speedway riders.[2][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pawlicki, Piotr". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Speedway - Piotr Pawlicki Jr. did the same as his dad 28 years ago". Krotoszyn Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1991". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1961-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Polish Team Championship (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "They didn't give him a chance, he had to learn to walk. "A miracle" and a great comeback". Interia Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ "2011 rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 February 2023.