Tomasz Jędrzejak

Tomasz Jędrzejak

Born	(1979-07-14)14 July 1979 Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Died	14 August 2018(2018-08-14) (aged 39) Wrocław, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Career history
Poland
1996–1999, 2004–2006	Ostrów
2000–2001	Częstochowa
2002–2003, 2007–2009, 2011–2017	Wrocław
2010	Tarnów
2018	Rzeszów
Great Britain
2001–2004	Belle Vue
2008	Lakeside
2010	Eastbourne
Denmark
2003–2004	Kronjylland
2007, 2010–2011	Fjelsted
Individual honours
2012	Polish Champion

Tomasz Jędrzejak (14 July 1979 – 14 August 2018) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider. ^[1] He earned international caps for the Poland national speedway team. ^[2]

Career

Jędrzejak became a Polish Individual Speedway Champion in 2012. ^{[3] [4]}

He first rode in Great Britain in 2001 when he joined the Belle Vue Aces. He would spend four seasons with the Manchester club despite a work permit issue in 2002. ^[5] He returned to Britain in 2008 with the Lakeside Hammers. ^{[6] [7]} His final British season was in 2010 with Eastbourne Eagles.

In 2018, he was found dead in Wrocław, Poland, aged 39. ^[8]

Results

Speedway Grand Prix results

2007 SGP
	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw
—	Wrocław	18			18

	permanent speedway rider
	wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
	rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

World Championships

• Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
  • 2007 – not classified – track reserve in Wrocław

European Championships

• Individual European Championship
  • 2001 – 13th place (5 points)
• European Club Champions' Cup
  • 2007 – Silver medal (5 points)

Domestic competitions

• Individual Polish Championship
  • 2003 – Bronze medal
  • 2009 – 12th place in Semi-Final 2
  • 2012 – Gold medal
• Polish Pairs Championship
  • 2000 – Bronze medal
  • 2001 – Bronze medal
• Polish Pairs U-21 Championship
  • 1999 – Winner
• Team Polish Championship (League)
  • 2002 – Bronze medal
• Team U-21 Polish Championship
  • 2000 – Winner

See also

• Poland national speedway team

References

1. "Tomasz Jędrzejak Polska". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
2. "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
3. "Jedrzejak's Polish Joy".
4. "Polish Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
5. "Belle Vue rocked by Jedrzejak work permit refusal". Crash.net. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
6. "Speedway: Tomasz Jedrzejak signs for Lakeside Hammers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
7. "Lakeside Hammers see return of ace Polish rider". Southend Echo. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
8. Flanagan, Aaron (14 August 2018). "Speedway rider Tomasz Jedrzejak dies aged 39". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.