Szymon Woźniak

Szymon Woźniak
Born (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31)
Tuchola, Poland
NationalityPolish
WebsiteOfficial website
Career history
Poland
2008–2015Bydgoszcz
2016–2017Wrocław
2018–2024Gorzów
Sweden
2015, 2022Rospiggarna
2016Piraterna
2017–2021Vetlanda
2023–2024Indianerna
Great Britain
2015–2016Leicester
Denmark
2012Outrup
2013–2014Grindsted
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number48
Starts14
Finalist0 times
Winner0 times
Individual honours
2014Polish Under-21 Champion
2017Polish Champion
Team honours
2023European Team champion
2023European Pairs champion

Szymon Woźniak (born 6 May 1993)[1][2] is a Polish speedway rider.[3]

Career

He rode for his hometown club, Polonia Bydgoszcz in the Speedway Ekstraliga up to 2015 before moving to Sparta Wrocław for the 2016 season.[4] He rode for the Poland U-21 national team and won the Polish Under-21 Championship in 2014. He was part of the Leicester Lions team in the British Elite League in 2015 and 2016.[5][6]

In 2017, he won the Polish Championship, beating Przemyslaw Pawlicki, Patryk Dudek, and Jaroslaw Hampel in the final.[7]

In 2023, he was a member of the Polish team that won the European Team Speedway Championship[8] and paired up with Przemysław Pawlicki to become the European Pairs champion.[9] However, arguably his best result was finishing third in the Grand Prix Challenge, which sealed a place in the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix.[10]

Personal life

Woźniak has one older brother. His family is unrelated to Jacek Woźniak, a Polonia Bydgoszcz coach.

Major results

World individual Championship

World Junior Championships

Domestic competitions

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Szymon Woźniak.

References

  1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 18-19, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ^ "Profil" (in Polish). szymon-wozniak.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. ^ Gapiński, Damian (2015) "Szymon Woźniak zasili Spartę Wrocław!", sportowefakty.wp.pl, 23 October 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015
  5. ^ "Elite League: Leicester sign Polish Under-21 champion Szymon Wozniak", Sky Sports, 4 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015
  6. ^ "Leicester 63 Coventry Bees 27: No panic yet for Bees despite Bowl setback". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Wozniak Wins Polish Title", monsterenergyswc.com, 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017
  8. ^ "2023 European Team Speedway Championship FINAL". FIM. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. ^ "European Pairs Speedway Championship: Team Poland grabs the title at home". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Nine nations represented as 2024 Speedway GP line-up is confirmed". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  11. ^ "International News", Speedway Star, 20 September 2014, p. 37