Damian Ratajczak

Damian Ratajczak

Born	23 May 2005 (2005-05-23) (age 19) Poland
Nationality	Polish
Career history
Poland
2021–2024	Leszno
Denmark
2024	Grindsted
Individual honours
2023	Silver Helmet silver
2023	World U21 silver
Team honours
2023	Team Junior European Champion

Damian Ratajczak (born 23 May 2005) is an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

Ratajczak's breakthrough was in 2022, when he reached the final of the 2022 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. ^[5]

He also won the silver medal in the Silver Helmet during the 2022 Polish speedway season. ^[6]

In 2023, he entered his second season with Unia Leszno and also qualified for the 2023 SGP2 (the world Under-21 Championship). ^[7] He won the silver medal in the World U21 Championship and helped Poland win the 2023 Team Speedway Junior European Championship. ^[8]

In 2024, he broke his femur riding for Grindsted Speedway Klub during the 2024 Danish speedway season and required surgery. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Damian Ratajczak rider info". Speedway News. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
2. "Damian Ratajczak rider profile". Zuzelend. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
3. "Damian Ratajczak". Sportu We Fakty. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
4. "Damian Ratajczak". Speedway Ekstraliga. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
5. "Speedway from Around the Globe (Czech Republic)". Speedway Star. 19 September 2022. p. 45.
6. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1966-2022". Speedway Historia Speedway Polsce. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
7. "SGP2 2023 qualifying calendar". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
8. "European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
9. "Ratajczak set for surgery in Denmark". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
10. "Groźny upadek zawodnika Unii Leszno. Mecz przerwany. Ogromne osłabienie w polskiej lidze". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 12 September 2024.