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Przemysław Pawlicki
Born (1991-09-05) 5 September 1991 (age 33)
NationalityPolish
WebsiteOfficial website
Career history
Poland
2008–2015Leszno
2016–2017Gorzów
2018–2022Grudziądz
2023–2024Zielona Góra
Great Britain
2010Coventry
2013Poole
Sweden
2011–2013, 2023–2024Piraterna
2016–2018, 2020–2022Masarna
2015, 2019Smederna
Denmark
2012Holsted
2013Holstebro
2016–2018, 2023–2024Grindsted
Germany
2009AC Landshut
2013Stralsund
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Starts13
Podiums0 (0-0-0)
Finalist0 times
Winner0 times
Individual honours
2017GP Challenge winner
2011World U-21 bronze medal
2009European Junior champion
2011, 2017Polish Championship silver medal
Team honours
2015Speedway World Cup bronze medal
2024European Team champion
2023European Pairs champion
2009, 2012World Team Junior champion
2009, 2010European Junior Champion
2008Team U-21 Polish Champion
2016Ekstraliga Winner
2019Elitserien

Przemysław Pawlicki (born 5 September 1991)[1] is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.

Career

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Pawlicki passed his speedway license (Licencja "Ż") in 2008, as a 16-year-old.[2] On 20 July 2008, he rode in his first meeting in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga, representing Unia Leszno and scoring 11 points.[3] In total he rode in 20 heats (5 meetings) and scored 31 points and 3 bonus points (averaging 1.700).[3] He participated in the Team Under-21 Polish Championship for Leszno, at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium. Pawlicki scored a maximum 15 points and was the fastest rider in the meeting (60.6 secs in Heat 5) as Leszno won the event.[3] In total, he scored 51 points in 21 heats (averaging 2.429).[3] Leszno won the Under-21 Speedway Ekstraliga (Liga Juniorów) and Pawlicki finished third in the Ekstraliga U-21 Individual Championship (13 points and second in Run-Off).[3]

In the Polish Pairs Under-21 Championship final he scored 13 points, with Leszno finishing fifth[3] and was fourth in the Individual Under-21 Polish Championship, scoring 11 points. Weekly "Tygodnik Żużlowy" (Speedway Weekly) awarded him as Revelation of the Year.[4] Speedway chapter of Main Commission of Speedway Sport (part of the Polish Motor Union) awarded him and Maciej Janowski for one of the best debut seasons in Polish speedway history.[5]

In 2009, he again rode for Unia Leszno[1] and made his debut in the Individual Polish Championship. He also rode in the German Bundesliga for AC Landshut, winning the league final.[6] On 11 July, he won the Individual U-19 European Championship Final and later Pawlicki helped the Polish U21 team win the Team U-19 European Championship Final and successfully defend their World Championship title at Under-21 Speedway World Cup. Pawlicki finishing Poland's top scorer with a maximum 15 points. His season finished early after a crash during a Junior meeting in Gorzów Wielkopolski.[7]

In 2010, Pawlicki's left Unia Leszno to join Caelum Stal Gorzów for the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga.[8][9] He also made his British, Swedish and Danish league debuts, riding for Coventry Bees in the Elite League,[10][11] Rospiggarna Hallstavik in the Swedish Elitserien[12] and Holsted Tigers in the Danish Superliga.[13] He was instrumental in helping Coventry win the Elite League Title, beating Poole 101-79 in the two leg play-off final. He competed as a wild card" for the 2010 Under-21 World Championship.[14]

In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the 2011 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and finished second in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship. In 2015, he won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Cup.

In August 2017, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix.[15] He also finished runner-up again in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship.

In 2023, he signed for Piraterna in the Swedish Elitserien.[16] In October 2023, he paired up with Szymon Woźniak to become the European Pairs champion.[17]

In 2024, he won the European Team Speedway Championship.[18]

Personal life

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His father Piotr Pawlicki, Sr. (born 31 July 1963) was also a speedway rider. Przemysław's brother Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. (born 30 November 1994) is also a professional rider.[19]

Major results

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World Championships

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Grand Prix

World team championships

Junior World Championship

  • 2009 - World Champion (15 pts)

Junior Team Championship

  • 2009 - Winner (57 pts)
  • 2010 - bronze medal (35 pts)
  • 2011 - 5th
  • 2012 - Winner (61 pts)

European Championships

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Domestic competitions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2009, pages 14-15 ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ^ "Przemysław Pawlicki" (in Polish). sport24.pl. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Świat Żużla, No 4 (76) 2008, pages 4 10-11, 13, 40-43, 45 ISSN 1429-3285
  4. ^ "Wyniki plebiscytu Tygodnika Żużlowego" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Kapituła Sportu Żużlowego" (in Polish). pzm.pl. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Pawlicki przedłużył kontrakt" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Kontuzja Pawlickiego" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Przemysław Pawlicki nie będzie jeździł w Unii Leszno w sezonie 2010 (szczegóły)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  9. ^ "Przemysław Pawlicki zawodnikiem Stali Gorzów!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Coventry's Alun Rossiter fuming over Pawlicki withdrawal". The Express. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Przemyslaw Pawlicki wants brandon boost". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Pawlicki w Rospiggarnie" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  13. ^ "Holsted ogłosiło skład" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  14. ^ "Marek Cieślak uzasadnia decyzję o dzikich kartach" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  15. ^ "2017 Grand Prix Challenge". Sportowe Fakty (In Polish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  16. ^ "PRZEDPELSKI SEALS PIRATES RETURN IN SWEDEN". FIM. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  17. ^ "European Pairs Speedway Championship: Team Poland grabs the title at home". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  18. ^ "European Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  19. ^ "2011 rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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