Sławomir Drabik
Born | (1966-02-06) 6 February 1966 (age 58) Jawor, Poland |
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Nationality | Polish |
Career history | |
Poland | |
1984-1985, 1987-2000, 2005-2007, 2009-2010 | Włókniarz Częstochowa |
2001 | Polonia Piła |
2002 | Kolejarz Opole |
2003-2004 | WTS Wrocław |
2008 | Unia Tarnów |
2011 | ROW Rybnik |
Great Britain | |
1992 | Poole Pirates |
Denmark | |
2000 | Odense |
Individual honours | |
2003 - second | European Championship |
1991, 1996 | Polish Champion |
1991 | Golden Helmet Winner |
Team honours | |
1996 | Team World Champion |
2007 - second | European Pairs Championship |
Sławomir Drabik (born 6 February 1966 in Jawor, Poland, is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland, who won the 1996 Speedway World Team Cup.[1] He earned 13 international caps for the Poland speedway team.[2]
Career
He gained his Speedway licence in 1984. In 1987 he toured the United Kingdom with the Polish team[3] and rode in the British leagues after joining Poole Pirates for the 1992 season.[4]
Drabik was second in the 2003 Individual European Championship and 2007 European Pairs Championship. He was a permanent rider of 1997 Speedway Grand Prix.[5]
World Final Appearances
Speedway Grand Prix results
Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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1 /6 | ![]() | 4 | 16 | (3,3,2,1,2) +0A | 10 |
2 /6 | ![]() | 15 | 2 | (2,0,0,0,1) +1D | 9 |
3 /6 | ![]() | 12 | 6 | (0,3,2,0,1) +0C | 4 |
4 /6 | ![]() | 15 | 2 | (1,0,1,0,0) +1D | 1 |
5 /6 | ![]() | 8 | 11 | (3,2,1,2,2) +0B | 9 |
6 /6 | ![]() | 16 | 1 | (1,0,0,0,0) +0D | 6 |
permanent speedway rider | |
wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Speedway World Team Cup
- 1996 - Winner - 27pts (12)
European Championships
Individual European Championship:
- 2007 - 2nd - 22pts (9)
Polish Domestic competitions
Individual Polish Championship:
- 1991 - Winner
- 1996 - Winner
- 1997 - 2nd
- Polish U-21 Championship:
- 1986 - 3rd
- Poland Golden Helmet:
- 1991 - Winner
Family
His son Maksym Drabik is a Polish international speedway rider and double Junior World champion.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Drabik, Sławomir". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Back in the Big Time!". Edinburgh Evening News. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ambitious Poole now fully aware of pitfalls". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 March 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 517. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "MAKSYM-UM POTENTIAL". FIM. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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