Łukasz Romanek

Łukasz Romanek
Personal information
Nationality	Poland
Date of birth	(1983-08-21)21 August 1983
Place of birth	Knurów, Poland
Date of death	2 June 2006(2006-06-02) (aged 22)
Place of death	Wilcza, Poland
Current club information
Career history
Rybnik (POL)	2000-2006
Individual honours
U-19 European Champion U-21 Polish Championship	2001 2003
Team honours
Polish Pairs U-21 Champion Team U-21 Polish Champion	2003 2001

Łukasz Romanek (21 August 1983 in Knurów, Poland – 2 June 2006 in Wilcza, Poland) was a Polish speedway rider has won Under-19 European Champion title. Romanek took his own life in June 2006.^[1]

Career

Individual World U-21 Championship

• 2001 - 9th place (7 points)
• 2003 - track reserve (0 points)

Individual U-19 European Championship

• 2001 - European Champion (14 points)
• 2002 - 16th place (1 point)

Individual U-21 Polish Championship

• 2003 - Polish Champion

Polish U-21 Pairs Championship

• 2003 - Polish Champion

Team Polish Championship

• 2001 - 2nd place
• 2002 - 2nd place

Team U-21 Polish Championship

• 2001 - Polish Champion

Silver Helmet (U-21)

• 2004 - 3rd place
• 2001 - 2nd place

See also

• Poland speedway team
• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
• List of suicides
• Tournament in Łukasz Romanek Memory

References