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Sławomir Drabik

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Sławomir Drabik
Born (1966-02-06) 6 February 1966 (age 58)
Jawor, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1984-1985, 1987-2000, 2005-2007, 2009-2010Włókniarz Częstochowa
2001Polonia Piła
2002Kolejarz Opole
2003-2004WTS Wrocław
2008Unia Tarnów
2011ROW Rybnik
Great Britain
1992Poole Pirates
Denmark
2000Odense
Individual honours
2003 - secondEuropean Championship
1991, 1996Polish Champion
1991Golden Helmet Winner
Team honours
1996Team World Champion
2007 - secondEuropean Pairs Championship

Sławomir Drabik (born 6 February 1966 in Jawor, Poland, is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland, who won the 1996 Speedway World Team Cup.[1] He earned 13 international caps for the Poland speedway team.[2]

Career

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He gained his Speedway licence in 1984. In 1987 he toured the United Kingdom with the Polish team[3] and rode in the British leagues after joining Poole Pirates for the 1992 season.[4]

Drabik was second in the 2003 Individual European Championship and 2007 European Pairs Championship. He was a permanent rider of 1997 Speedway Grand Prix.[5]

World Final Appearances

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Speedway Grand Prix results

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1997 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 14)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
1 /6 Czech Republic Czech Rep. SGP 4 16 (3,3,2,1,2) +0A 10
2 /6 Sweden Swedish SGP 15 2 (2,0,0,0,1) +1D 9
3 /6 Germany German SGP 12 6 (0,3,2,0,1) +0C 4
4 /6 United Kingdom British SGP 15 2 (1,0,1,0,0) +1D 1
5 /6 Poland Polish SGP 8 11 (3,2,1,2,2) +0B 9
6 /6 Denmark Danish SGP 16 1 (1,0,0,0,0) +0D 6
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Speedway World Team Cup

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  • 1996 - Winner - 27pts (12)

European Championships

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Individual European Championship:

  • 2003 - 2nd - 12pts + 2pts
  • 2005 - 16th - 1pt

European Pairs Championship:

  • 2007 - 2nd - 22pts (9)

Polish Domestic competitions

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Individual Polish Championship:

Family

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His son Maksym Drabik is a Polish international speedway rider and double Junior World champion.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Drabik, Sławomir". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Back in the Big Time!". Edinburgh Evening News. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Ambitious Poole now fully aware of pitfalls". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 March 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 517. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  6. ^ "MAKSYM-UM POTENTIAL". FIM. Retrieved 16 July 2021.