Karol Ząbik
| Karol Ząbik | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Poland | |
| Date of birth | April 29, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Toruń, Poland | |
| Website | Official Site | |
| Current club information | ||
| British league | Peterborough Panthers | |
| Polish league | KS Toruń | |
| Swedish league | Elit Vetlanda | |
| Career history | ||
| KS Toruń (POL) Peterborough Panthers Rospiggarna (SWE) Poole Pirates |
2003- 2006, 2008- 2007- 2008 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| World Under-21 Champion European Under-19 Champion Polish Under-21 Champion Silver Helmet Winner |
2006 2005 2006 2006 | |
| Team honours | ||
| Under-21 World Cup Polish Under-21 Team Champion |
2005, 2006, 2007 2004, 2005 | |
Karol Ząbik (born October 25, 1986 in Toruń, Poland) is a Polish speedway rider who has won World, European and Polish Under-21 titles and has ridden for the Polish national junior team.
His father, Jan Ząbik was also a speedway rider, and is now the team manager of Polish speedway club KS Toruń.
Speedway Grand Prix results
| Final Championship standings: | - | Riding No (18) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 8 /9 | Polish SGP |
18 | - | - | 18 |
| Final Championship standings: | - | Riding No (18) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 10 /10 | Polish SGP |
18 | - | - | 18 |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Career
World Under-21 Championship
Under-21 World Cup
- 2005 - World Champion (3 points)
- 2006 - World Champion (13 points)
- 2007 - World Champion (10 points)
European Under-19 Championship
- 2004 - Silver medal (12+3 points)
- 2005 - European Champion
Polish Individual Championship
- 2004 - 8th place in Quarter-Final A
- 2006 - 18 place (as 2nd track reserve; 11th in Semi-Final B)
Polish Under-21 Championship
- 2003 - 14th place (2 points; as track reserve)
- 2004 - 12th in Semi-Final A
- 2005 - Bronze medal (10+3 points)
- 2006 - Polish Champion (14 points)
- 2007 - Silver medal
Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
- 2005 - 5th place with KS Toruń (5 points)
- 2006 - 3rd in Semi-Final C with KS Toruń
Polish Under-21 Pairs Championship
- 2003 - 3rd in Semi-Final C
- 2004 - Bronze medal (7 points)
- 2005 - 4th place (8 points)
- 2006 - 6th place (but he rode in Semi-Final A only)
Ekstraliga Championship
- 2003 - Silver medal with KS Toruń
- 2004 - 4 place with KS Toruń
- 2005 - 4 place with KS Toruń
- 2006 - 7 place with KS Toruń
Polish Under-21 Team Championship
- 2003 - 2nd in Qualification Group A
- 2004 - Polish Champion (13 points)
- 2005 - Polish Champion (8 points)
- 2006 - 4th in Qualification Group D
- 2007 - Qualification Group A (last round September 15)
Golden Helmet
- 2007 - 13th place (4 points)
Silver Helmet (U-21)
- 2004 - 6th place (9 points)
- 2005 - injury (3rd in Semi-Final B, promotion to Final)
- 2006 - Gold medal (15 points)
- 2007 - Semi-Finals will be on September 4
Bronze Helmet (U-19)
- 2003 - injury (2nd in Semi-Final A, promotion to Final)
- 2004 - 16th place (0 points in 2 heats; two fells)
See also
- Unibax Toruń
External links
- (en) (pl) Official Site
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