Rafał Wilk

Rafał Wilk
Wilk as a speedway rider
Born (1974-12-09) 9 December 1974 (age 50)
Łańcut, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1991-1996, 1999-2000
2002-2004		Rzeszów
1997Łódź
1998Gniezno
2001, 2005-2006Krosno
Denmark
2004Brovst
Rafał Wilk
Medal record
Road cycling
Representing  Poland
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Men's road time trial H3[1]
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Men's road race H3[1]
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road time trial (H4)
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road race H4
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Road race H4
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil Time trial (H4)

Rafał Wilk (born 9 December 1974 in Łańcut) is a Paralympic handcyclist and former speedway rider from Poland.[2]

Career

Wilk won two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[1][3] Now he is a handcyclist but he used to be a professional speedway rider. He started doing sports in 1991, at the age of 12. On 3 May 2006, Rafal Wilk had an accident during a speedway meeting in Krosno. He injured his spinal cord, and lost control in the lower part of his body. After the accident, he was determined to continue as an athlete, so he took up monoski and went on to practice handbiking. He proved successful in the latter, shortly winning his first Polish championship title. In 2012, during the London Summer Paralympic Games he won two gold medals in road cycling in the H3 category (handbiking).

References

  1. ^ a b c London 2012 site Archived 8 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Wilk, Rafal". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ The News.pl
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