Karol Ząbik

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Karol Ząbik
Born (1987-04-29) April 29, 1987 (age 36)
Toruń, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
2003–2008, 2011–2014Toruń
2009Ostrów
Great Britain
2006, 2008–2009Peterborough
2008Poole
Sweden
2007Rospiggarna
Denmark
2004–2007Brovst
Individual honours
2006World Under-21 Champion
2005European Under-19 Champion
2006Polish Under-21 Champion
2006Silver Helmet Winner
Team honours
2005, 2006, 2007Under-21 World Cup
2004, 2005Polish Under-21 Team Champion

Karol Ząbik (born October 25, 1986, in Toruń, Poland) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1] He was the 2006 U21 World champion.

Career[edit]

Ząbik riding for Apator Toruń during 2006

In 2006, Ząbik won the Under-21 World Championship, which was held at the Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Italy.[2][3]

He has also won European and Polish Under-21 titles and has ridden for the Polish national junior team.

Ząbik raced in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2008, riding for Peterborough Panthers and Poole Pirates.[4][5]

Family[edit]

His father, Jan Ząbik was also a speedway rider, and is now the team manager of Polish speedway club KS Toruń.

Results[edit]

Speedway Grand Prix[edit]

2005 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 18)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
8 /9 Poland Polish SGP 18 - - 18
2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 18)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
10 /10 Poland Polish SGP 18 - - 18
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

World Under-21 Championship[edit]

  • 2006 - World Champion
  • 2007 - 5th place (10 points)

Under-21 World Cup[edit]

  • 2005 - World Champion (3 points)
  • 2006 - World Champion (13 points)
  • 2007 - World Champion (10 points)

European Under-19 Championship[edit]

  • 2004 - Silver medal (12+3 points)
  • 2005 - European Champion

Polish Individual Championship[edit]

  • 2004 - 8th place in Quarter-Final A
  • 2006 - 18 place (as 2nd track reserve; 11th in Semi-Final B)

Polish Under-21 Championship[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Polish Under-21 Pairs Championship[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Polish Under-21 Team Championship[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 2007 - 13th place (4 points)

Silver Helmet (U-21)[edit]

  • 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)[edit]

  • 2003 - injury (2nd in Semi-Final A, promotion to Final)
  • 2004 - 16th place (0 points in 2 heats; two fells)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Karol Ząbik Polska". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Speedway Junioren Weltmeisterschaft (U-21)". Speedway Yesterday. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ "World U21 winners". Speedweek. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Karol Zabik". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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