Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

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The Individual Speedway Junior European Championship (also referred to as the Speedway European Under 19 Championship) is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) since 1998.

Contents 1 Championship History 2 Age Limits 3 Previous Winners 4 Medals classification 5 See also

[edit] Championship History

Between 1977 and 1988 the FIM) held the Speedway European Under 21 Championship. After deciding to allow non-European competitors, the competition was renamed the World Under 21 Championship. The European Under 19 Championship was then inaugurated under the control of the European Motorcycle Union (UEM).

[edit] Age Limits

The minimum age of a rider to compete is 16 years of age (starting on the date of the rider's birthday). The maximum age is 19 years of age (finishing at the end of the year in which the rider celebrates his 19th birthday).

Current European Champion is Nicolai Klindt from Denmark.

[edit] Previous Winners

Year	Venue	Winners	2nd place	3rd place
1998	Krško	Rafał Okoniewski	Aleš Dryml, Jr.	Hans N. Andersen
1999	Gniezno	Rafał Okoniewski	Karol Malecha	Jarosław Hampel
2000	Ljubljana	Lukáš Dryml	Niels Kristian Iversen	Zbigniew Czerwiński
2001	Pardubice	Łukasz Romanek	Rafał Kurmański	Daniel Davidsson
2002	Daugavpils	Matej Žagar	Kenneth Bjerre	Fredrik Lindgren
2003	Pocking	Kenneth Bjerre	Janusz Kołodziej	Antonio Lindbäck
2004	Rybnik	Antonio Lindbäck	Karol Ząbik	Morten Risager
2005	Mšeno	Karol Ząbik	Kasts Poudzuks	Robert Pettersson
2006	Goričan	Jurica Pavlič	Andriej Karpov	Lars Hansen
2007	Częstochowa	Nicolai Klindt	Jurica Pavlič	Filip Šitera
2008	Stralsund
Year	Venue	Winners	2nd place	3rd place

[edit] Medals classification

Pos	National Team	Total
1.	Poland	10	4	4	2
2.	Denmark	7	2	2	3
3.	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1
4.	Croatia	2	1	1
5.	Sweden	5	1		4
6.	Slovenia	1	1
7.	Latvia	1		1
	Ukraine	1		1

[edit] See also

v • d • e Individual Speedway Junior European Championship seasons 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

v • d • e International speedway competitions World Individual (SGP) • Pairs • Team (SWC) • Individual U-21 • Team U-21 Europe Individual • Pairs • Individual U-19 • Team U-19 • Club Governing Bodies World (FIM) • Europe (UEM)