Piotr Pawlicki Sr. Explained

Piotr Pawlicki Sr.
Nationality:Polish
Birth Place:Zaborów, Poland
Career1:Poland
Career2:Unia Leszno
Years2:1982–1983, 1986–1992
Indivyear1:1983
Indivhonour1:Polish Junior Champion
Teamyear1:1987, 1988, 1989
Teamhonour1:Polish League Champion

Piotr Pawlicki Sr. (born 29 July 1963) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1]

Career

Pawlicki Sr. came to prominence in 1983, when he won the Polish Junior Individual Speedway Championship.[2] [3]

He won a bronze medal in the prestigious Golden Helmet during the 1991 Polish speedway season.[4] [5]

He spent his entire career riding for his nearby home club of Unia Leszno,[1] where he won three Polish league championships.[6] He retired after suffering serious lumbar vertebrae and spinal cord injuries during the 1992 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship.[7]

Family

Both of his sons Piotr Pawlicki Jr. and Przemysław Pawlicki were professional speedway riders.[2] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pawlicki, Piotr . Polish Speedway Database . 24 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Speedway - Piotr Pawlicki Jr. did the same as his dad 28 years ago . Krotoszyn Nasze Miasto . 12 September 2024 .
  3. Web site: Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship . Speedway History . 24 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Historia Speedway Polsce 1991 . Historia Speedway . 24 February 2023.
  5. Web site: HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1961-2023 . Speedway History . 23 February 2023.
  6. Web site: Polish Team Championship (PGE Ekstraliga) . Speedway Fan Site . 24 February 2023.
  7. Web site: They didn't give him a chance, he had to learn to walk. "A miracle" and a great comeback . Interia Sport . 12 September 2024 .
  8. Web site: 2011 rider index . British Speedway . 24 February 2023.