Kevin Wölbert

Kevin Wölbert
Personal information
Nationality  Germany
Date of birth 14 June 1989 (1989-06-14) (age 22)
Place of birth   
Current club information
British league Edinburgh Monarchs
Polish league GTŻ Grudziądz
Career history
Zielona Góra (POL)
Gniezno (POL)
Grudziądz (POL)
Edinburgh Monarchs (GBR)
2006-2007
2008
2009-10
2009-2010
Individual honours
German Champion 2009
Team honours
None

Kevin Wölbert (born 14 June 1989)[1] is a German speedway rider who has won Individual German Champion title in 2008.[2]

Contents

Career history

When Max Dilger was injured, Wölbert was nominated as second track reserve at the 2008 German Grand Prix.[3] But, after re-staged this event in Bydgoszcz, Poland (as the Final Grand Prix), Wölbert was replaced by Pole Grzegorz Zengota.[4]

Due to having Polish roots through his grandmother, Wölbert has been interest of Polish citizenship. He applied for citizenship in November 2009 in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Office in Bydgoszcz. His application was support by President of Grudziądz Robert Malinowski and a GTŻ Grudziądz, his Polish team.[5] His application will be consider by the President of the Republic of Poland.

As a Pole, he will be apply for a Polish speedway licency (Licencja "Ż") and starting in Polish league as a domestic rider.

Speedway Grand Prix results

  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Career details

World Championships

Speedway Grand Prix

Speedway World Cup

Individual U-21 World Championship

Team U-21 World Championship

European Championships

Individual European Championship

Individual U-19 European Championship

European Pairs Championship

Team U-19 European Championship

Domestic competitions

Individual German Championship

Individual U-21 German Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2009, pages 42-43, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ^ "Rok juniorów - podsumowanie sezonu w Niemczech" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-12-25. http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/12/25/rok-juniorow-podsumowanie-sezonu-w-niemczech/. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  3. ^ "Zmiana rezerwowego" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-09-19. http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/09/19/zmiana-rezerwowego/. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  4. ^ "Janowski i Zengota w Final Grand Prix" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-10-14. http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/10/14/janowski-i-zengota-w-final-grand-prix/. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  5. ^ "Kevin Woelbert chce być Polakiem!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-11-26. http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2009/11/26/kevin-woelbert-chce-byc-polakiem/. Retrieved 2009-11-26.