Janusz Kołodziej (speedway rider)

Janusz Kołodziej (born 27 May 1984 in Tarnów, Poland) is a Polish speedway rider who has ridden for the Polish national team and is a four times champion of Poland.[1]

Janusz Kołodziej
Born (1984-05-27) 27 May 1984
Tarnów, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
2000-2009, 2012-2016Tarnów
2010-2011, 2017-2023Leszno
Great Britain
2003, 2006-2007Reading
Sweden
2004-2009Rospiggarna
2010-2014Vetlanda
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number333
Starts22
Podiums2 (1-0-1)
Finalist3 time
Winner1 times
Individual honours
2005, 2010, 2013, 2019Polish Individual Champion
2004Polish Under-21 Champion
2005Golden Helmet Winner
2005Silver Helmet Winner
2003Bronze Helmet Winner
2019Czech Republic Grand Prix Champion
2018GP Challenge winner
Team honours
2010, 2011, 2023World team championships winner
2005European Pairs Champion
2022European Team champion
2007Polish Pairs Speedway Champion
2004Polish Under-21 Pairs Champion
2004, 2005Ekstraliga Champion

Career

Kołodziej rode in Britain for the Reading Racers in 2003 and from 2006 to 2007.[2]

In July 2018, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2019 Speedway Grand Prix.[3]

In 2019, he won his fourth Polish title, he had previously been the Polish champion in 2005, 2010 and 2013.[4][5]

In 2022, he was a member of the Polish team that won the inaugural European Team Speedway Championship.[6] In July 2023, he was part of the Polish team that won the gold medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final. This was his third World Cup win.[7] Also in 2023, he won the bronze medal at the 2023 Speedway European Championship.[8]

Speedway Grand Prix results
2005 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
1 /9 Europe European SGP 17th - - 17
2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
2 /10 Europe European SGP 17th 0 (0) 17
10 /10 Poland Polish SGP 17th - - 17
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Career

World individual Championships

World team Championships

Other major results
  • Team U-21 World Championship
    • 2005 – World Champion (14 points)
  • Individual European Championship
    • 2004 – finalist
  • Individual U-19 European Championship
    • 2003 – Silver medal
  • European Pairs Championship
    • 2005 – European Champion (4 points)
  • European Club Champions' Cup
    • 2006 – European Champion (14 points)
  • Individual Polish Championship
    • 2002 – injury in Semi-Final A (5th place in Quarter-Final B – qualification to Semi-Final)
    • 2003 – 12 place in Semi-Final B
    • 2005 – Polish Champion (15 points)
    • 2006 – injury (8th place in Semi-Final B – qualification to Final
  • Individual U-21 Polish Championship
    • 2001 – 16th place (0 point)
    • 2002 – Bronze medal (11+2 points)
    • 2003 – 5th place (11 points)
    • 2004 – Polish Champion (13 points)
    • 2005 – Silver medal (13 points)
  • Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
    • 2001 – 6th place in Semi-Final (2 points)
    • 2002 – 3rd place in Semi-Final C (0 heat as reserve)
    • 2003 – 3rd place in Semi-Final C (7 points)
    • 2004 – Silver medal (1 point)
    • 2005 – 3rd place in Semi-Final C (13 points)
    • 2007 – Polish Champion (0 point)
  • Polish Under-21 Pairs Championship
    • 2001 – 6th place in Semi-Final A (9 points)
    • 2002 – 6th place (12 points)
    • 2003 – 6th place (15 points)
    • 2004 – Polish Champion (17 points)
    • 2005 – Silver medal (14 points)
  • Polish Team Championship
    • 2000 – 2nd place in Second League with Unia Tarnów
    • 2001 – 1st place in Second League with Unia Tarnów
    • 2002 – 5th place in First League with Unia Tarnów
    • 2003 – 2nd place in First League with Unia Tarnów
    • 2004 – Polish Champion with Unia Tarnów
    • 2005 – Polish Champion with Unia Tarnów
    • 2006 – 4th place with Unia Tarnów
    • 2007 – 6th place with Unia Tarnów
  • Polish Under-21 Team Championship
    • 2000 – 3rd place in Qualification Group C
    • 2001 – 2nd place in Qualification Group D
    • 2002 – 2nd place in Qualification Group C
    • 2003 – 2nd place in Qualification Group B
    • 2004 – Bronze medal (started in Qualification Group B)
    • 2005 – Silver medal (10 points)
  • Golden Helmet
    • 2005 – Winner (14 points)
    • 2006 – injury (qualification to Final)
    • 2007 – 17th place (0 point as track reserve)
  • Silver Helmet (U-21)
    • 2001 – 7th place (9 points)
    • 2003 – Silver medal (13 points)
    • 2004 – injury (2nd place in Semi-Final B – qualification to Final
    • 2005 – Winner (13 points)
  • Bronze Helmet (U-19)
    • 2001 – 6th place (9 points)
    • 2003 – Winner (15 points)

See also

References
  1. "Janusz Kołodziej Polska". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. "2018 Grand Prix Challenge". Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. "Individual Polish Championships (IMP)". Polish Motor Association. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. "Janusz Kołodziej from Fogo Unia Leszno became the Polish champion. A lot of emotions on the track in Leszno in the 71st final". Glos Wielkopolski. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. "European Team Speedway Championship". FIM. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. "Poland win Speedway Word Cup ahead of Great Britain as Maciej Janowski beats Robert Lambert in Decisive heat 20". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. "Michelsen Seals Third European Title and 2024 Speedway GP Qualification". FIM. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
2011 Speedway Grand Prix riders
1Poland Gollob 2Poland Hampel 3Australia Crump 4Poland Holta 5United States Hancock
6United Kingdom Harris 7Denmark Bjerre 8Australia Holder 9Sweden Jonsson 10Denmark Pedersen
11Sweden Lindgren 12Russia Sayfutdinov 13Russia Laguta 14Sweden Lindbäck 15Poland Kołodziej
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