2002 Individual Speedway European Championship

	2002 Individual Speedway European Championship The 2002 Individual Speedway European Championship Qualification Semi-Final A: August 11, 2002 * Lendava Semi-Final B: May 18, 2002 * Terenzano Scandinavian Final (Semi-Final C): June 7, 2002 * Hagfors Final September 7, 2002 Rybnik See also 2002 Euro I The European emission standards are vehicle emission standards for pollution from the use of new land surface vehicles sold in the European Union and EEA member states and the UK, and ships in EU waters. The standards are defined in a seri ... {{motorcycle-speedway-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Individual Speedway European Championship The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off meeting before the single event was replaced by the Speedway European Championship series in 2012. History From 1955 to 1975, the European Final was staged as the final qualifying round for the World Speedway Championship, although this did not include British riders who had a separate qualifying round. The European Championships were inaugurated in 2001, organised by European Motorcycle Union (UEM). In 2012 this was replaced by a series of four finals. Regardless of that, ISEC was struggling with prestige and promotion and the best European riders were mostly avoiding this contest. On 20 December 2012, at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland it was announced that the competition would be replaced by a new series similar in format to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ronni Pedersen Ronni Pedersen (born 6 October 1974) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. Career He was a member of Denmark team at Speedway World Cups. His brother Nicki (b. 1977) is speedway rider also who is a 3 time Individual Speedway World Champion. Results World Championships * Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix ''1994 - track reserve in Danish Final'' 2005 - 33rd place (3 pts in one event) ** 2006 - 23rd place (23 pts in six event) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup) 2002 - Peterborough - Runner-up (7 pts) 2003 - Vojens - 3rd place (4 pts) * Individual U-21 World Championship 1994 - Elgane - 6th place (10 pts) 1995 - Tampere - 8th place (7 pts) European Championships * Individual European Championship ** 2002 - Rybnik - 7th place (9 pts) See also * Denmark national speedway team * List of Speedway Grand Prix riders This is a complete list of riders who have entered a FIM Spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Matej Žagar Matej Žagar (born 3 April 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won two Individual Speedway European Champion titles in 2004 and 2008. Career In 2002, he won the 2002 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and the following year made his debut in the Individual World Championship. He began his career in the United Kingdom with the Trelawny Tigers in 2003 before moving to the Reading Racers in 2004 when the Tigers closed. He became a permanent rider in the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix and 2007 Speedway Grand Prix seasons. In the UK he represented Reading, Swindon and Eastbourne before quitting the United Kingdom after an underwhelming 2010 campaign. He was touted as a potential GP wildcard for the 2012 SGP season following impressive and consistent performances in the Polish Extraliga with Gorzow, but turned down the opportunity to replace Darcy Ward due to the 1GP rider in the Extraliga and his contract with Gorzow, where 2010 wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Josef Franc Josef Franc (born 18 January 1979, in Čáslav, Czech Republic) is a former international motorcycle racer who competed in Grasstrack, Longtrack and motorcycle speedway. Career He has appeared as a track reserve in the 2007 Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix, scoring three points from two rides and has represented the Czech Republic national speedway team at senior level. Franc was the Czech Republic Under-21 Champion in 1999 and was the Czech Republic national champion in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he was part of the Czech team, along with Hynek Štichauer and Martin Málek, that won the bronze medal at the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship. In 2022, he was part of the Czech team, again with Málek and Štichauer, that won the silver medal at the 2022 Team Long Track World Championship. Speedway Grand Prix results * 2003, Prague SGP, 0 Points. * 2007, Prague SGP, 3 Points. * 2012, Prague SGP, 9 Points. Career details World Championships * Individual World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joachim Kugelmann Joachim Kugelmann (born 18 August 1971''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 52-53, ) is a German motorcycle speedway rider who rode in 2001 Speedway World Cup and 2002 Speedway World Cup. See also * Germany national speedway team The Germany national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Germany. 2009 Team A members of 2009 Teams was approval in March 2009 by Deutscher Motor Sport Bund. * Seniors: Martin Smolinski Kevin Wölbert Tobias Krone ... References 1971 births Living people German speedway riders {{Germany-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mariusz Węgrzyk Mariusz is a Slavic-language masculine name, and may refer to: Mariusz Czerkawski (b. 1972), Polish ice hockey player Mariusz Duda (b. 1975), Polish musician Mariusz Fyrstenberg (b. 1980), Polish tennis player Mariusz Jędra * Mariusz Jop Mariusz Kamiński Mariusz Klimczyk Mariusz Kukiełka Mariusz Kwiecień * Mariusz Lewandowski * Mariusz Liberda * Mariusz Linke, first Polish born black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu * Mariusz Maszkiewicz Mariusz Niedbała Mariusz Pawełek Mariusz Podkościelny Mariusz Pudzianowski, five-time World's Strongest Man Mariusz Sacha Mariusz Siembida Mariusz Siudek Mariusz Zganiacz Mariusz Wach Mariusz Wodzicki :''See also'' Marius (name) Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname. The name Marius was used by members of the Roman '' gens'' Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root ''mas'' or ''maris' ... {{given name Polish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	David Ruud David Ruud (born January 21, 1980''Świat Żużla'', No 2 (75) / 2008, page 25, ) is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who was won 2003 Speedway World Cup with Swedish team. Career details World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) 2002 - 38th place (2 points in one event) 2003 - 32nd place (4 points in one event) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup) ** 2003 - Vojens - World Champion (5 points) * Individual U-21 World Championship ** 2001 - Peterborough - 7th place (8 points) European Championships * Individual European Championship 2002 - Rybnik - 9th place (7 points) 2004 - Holsted - 11th place (6 points) ** 2005 - Lonigo - 7th place (9 points) Domestic competitions * Team Polish Championship (Speedway Ekstraliga) ** 2003 - Polish Champion See also * Sweden national speedway team * List of Speedway Grand Prix riders This is a complete list of riders who have entered a FIM Speedway Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lars Gunnestad Lars Gunnestad (born 18 February 1971 in Drammen, Norway) is a former Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider. He won the Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship a record ten times. His son, Lars Daniel, is speedway rider also. Lars Daniel finished fifth in the 2009 Norwegian Championship. Career summary Gunnestad first came to prominence in 1988 when he won his first Norwegian title at the age of 17. His first British club was Sheffield in 1991, who competed in the British League Division Two. Gunnestad missed the British speedway season in 1992, but returned in 1993 when he was signed by British League team the Poole Pirates with whom he would spend this rest of his British career. Gunnestad became a popular rider at Poole and eventually received a testimonial meeting there in 2001. He appeared in five Speedway Grand Prix meetings as a wild card. Speedway Grand Prix results World Longtrack Championship * 1994 Semi-final * 1995 Semi-final * 1996 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Roman Povazhny Roman Povazhny (Russian: ''Поважный, Роман Александрович''; born October 23, 1976''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 18-19, ) is a Russian-Polish former international motorcycle speedway rider. He gained Polish citizenship in 2004 and retired in 2013. Speedway Grand Prix results Career details World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) 2003 - 29th place (6 points in 2 GPs) 2005 - 25th place (4 points in 1 GP) * Individual Under-21 World Championship ** 1997 - Mšeno - 4th place (10 points) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup) ''1993 - 3rd place in Group D for (13 points)'' ''1993 - started in Group B only (4 points)'' 1997 - Piła - 6th place (7 points) ''1998 - 3rd place in Group A (12 points)'' ''2000 - 3rd place in Quarter-Final 1 (13 points) 2001 - 8th place (5 points in Race-Off) 2002 - 9th place (8 points in Event 3) 2003 - 8th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2002 In Sports 2002 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria American football * Super Bowl XXXVI – the New England Patriots (AFC) won 20–17 over the heavily favored St. Louis Rams (NFC) Location: Superdome Attendance: 72,922 *MVP: Tom Brady, QB (New England) Rose Bowl (2001 season): ** The Miami Hurricanes won 37–14 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the college football national championship * ArenaBowl XVI – San Jose SaberCats win 52–14 over the Arizona Rattlers * The Houston Texans become the NFL's 32nd active franchise. Association football * 2002 FIFA World Cup is held from May 31 to June 30 in South Korea and Japan, the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously. Brazil wins its fifth title, defeating Germany 2–0 in the final. Surprisingly, Turkey and host nation South Korea take 3rd and 4th. * Champions' League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	2002 Individual Speedway European Championship The 2002 Individual Speedway European Championship Qualification Semi-Final A: August 11, 2002 * Lendava Semi-Final B: May 18, 2002 * Terenzano Scandinavian Final (Semi-Final C): June 7, 2002 * Hagfors Final September 7, 2002 Rybnik See also 2002 Euro I The European emission standards are vehicle emission standards for pollution from the use of new land surface vehicles sold in the European Union and EEA member states and the UK, and ships in EU waters. The standards are defined in a seri ... {{motorcycle-speedway-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Individual Speedway European Championship The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off meeting before the single event was replaced by the Speedway European Championship series in 2012. History From 1955 to 1975, the European Final was staged as the final qualifying round for the World Speedway Championship, although this did not include British riders who had a separate qualifying round. The European Championships were inaugurated in 2001, organised by European Motorcycle Union (UEM). In 2012 this was replaced by a series of four finals. Regardless of that, ISEC was struggling with prestige and promotion and the best European riders were mostly avoiding this contest. On 20 December 2012, at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland it was announced that the competition would be replaced by a new series similar in format to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ronni Pedersen Ronni Pedersen (born 6 October 1974) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. Career He was a member of Denmark team at Speedway World Cups. His brother Nicki (b. 1977) is speedway rider also who is a 3 time Individual Speedway World Champion. Results World Championships * Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix ''1994 - track reserve in Danish Final'' 2005 - 33rd place (3 pts in one event) ** 2006 - 23rd place (23 pts in six event) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup) 2002 - Peterborough - Runner-up (7 pts) 2003 - Vojens - 3rd place (4 pts) * Individual U-21 World Championship 1994 - Elgane - 6th place (10 pts) 1995 - Tampere - 8th place (7 pts) European Championships * Individual European Championship ** 2002 - Rybnik - 7th place (9 pts) See also * Denmark national speedway team * List of Speedway Grand Prix riders This is a complete list of riders who have entered a FIM Spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Matej Žagar Matej Žagar (born 3 April 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won two Individual Speedway European Champion titles in 2004 and 2008. Career In 2002, he won the 2002 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and the following year made his debut in the Individual World Championship. He began his career in the United Kingdom with the Trelawny Tigers in 2003 before moving to the Reading Racers in 2004 when the Tigers closed. He became a permanent rider in the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix and 2007 Speedway Grand Prix seasons. In the UK he represented Reading, Swindon and Eastbourne before quitting the United Kingdom after an underwhelming 2010 campaign. He was touted as a potential GP wildcard for the 2012 SGP season following impressive and consistent performances in the Polish Extraliga with Gorzow, but turned down the opportunity to replace Darcy Ward due to the 1GP rider in the Extraliga and his contract with Gorzow, where 2010 wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Josef Franc Josef Franc (born 18 January 1979, in Čáslav, Czech Republic) is a former international motorcycle racer who competed in Grasstrack, Longtrack and motorcycle speedway. Career He has appeared as a track reserve in the 2007 Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix, scoring three points from two rides and has represented the Czech Republic national speedway team at senior level. Franc was the Czech Republic Under-21 Champion in 1999 and was the Czech Republic national champion in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he was part of the Czech team, along with Hynek Štichauer and Martin Málek, that won the bronze medal at the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship. In 2022, he was part of the Czech team, again with Málek and Štichauer, that won the silver medal at the 2022 Team Long Track World Championship. Speedway Grand Prix results * 2003, Prague SGP, 0 Points. * 2007, Prague SGP, 3 Points. * 2012, Prague SGP, 9 Points. Career details World Championships * Individual World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joachim Kugelmann Joachim Kugelmann (born 18 August 1971''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 52-53, ) is a German motorcycle speedway rider who rode in 2001 Speedway World Cup and 2002 Speedway World Cup. See also * Germany national speedway team The Germany national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Germany. 2009 Team A members of 2009 Teams was approval in March 2009 by Deutscher Motor Sport Bund. * Seniors: Martin Smolinski Kevin Wölbert Tobias Krone ... References 1971 births Living people German speedway riders {{Germany-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mariusz Węgrzyk Mariusz is a Slavic-language masculine name, and may refer to: Mariusz Czerkawski (b. 1972), Polish ice hockey player Mariusz Duda (b. 1975), Polish musician Mariusz Fyrstenberg (b. 1980), Polish tennis player Mariusz Jędra * Mariusz Jop Mariusz Kamiński Mariusz Klimczyk Mariusz Kukiełka Mariusz Kwiecień * Mariusz Lewandowski * Mariusz Liberda * Mariusz Linke, first Polish born black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu * Mariusz Maszkiewicz Mariusz Niedbała Mariusz Pawełek Mariusz Podkościelny Mariusz Pudzianowski, five-time World's Strongest Man Mariusz Sacha Mariusz Siembida Mariusz Siudek Mariusz Zganiacz Mariusz Wach Mariusz Wodzicki :''See also'' Marius (name) Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname. The name Marius was used by members of the Roman '' gens'' Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root ''mas'' or ''maris' ... {{given name Polish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	David Ruud David Ruud (born January 21, 1980''Świat Żużla'', No 2 (75) / 2008, page 25, ) is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who was won 2003 Speedway World Cup with Swedish team. Career details World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) 2002 - 38th place (2 points in one event) 2003 - 32nd place (4 points in one event) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup) ** 2003 - Vojens - World Champion (5 points) * Individual U-21 World Championship ** 2001 - Peterborough - 7th place (8 points) European Championships * Individual European Championship 2002 - Rybnik - 9th place (7 points) 2004 - Holsted - 11th place (6 points) ** 2005 - Lonigo - 7th place (9 points) Domestic competitions * Team Polish Championship (Speedway Ekstraliga) ** 2003 - Polish Champion See also * Sweden national speedway team * List of Speedway Grand Prix riders This is a complete list of riders who have entered a FIM Speedway Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lars Gunnestad Lars Gunnestad (born 18 February 1971 in Drammen, Norway) is a former Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider. He won the Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship a record ten times. His son, Lars Daniel, is speedway rider also. Lars Daniel finished fifth in the 2009 Norwegian Championship. Career summary Gunnestad first came to prominence in 1988 when he won his first Norwegian title at the age of 17. His first British club was Sheffield in 1991, who competed in the British League Division Two. Gunnestad missed the British speedway season in 1992, but returned in 1993 when he was signed by British League team the Poole Pirates with whom he would spend this rest of his British career. Gunnestad became a popular rider at Poole and eventually received a testimonial meeting there in 2001. He appeared in five Speedway Grand Prix meetings as a wild card. Speedway Grand Prix results World Longtrack Championship * 1994 Semi-final * 1995 Semi-final * 1996 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Roman Povazhny Roman Povazhny (Russian: ''Поважный, Роман Александрович''; born October 23, 1976''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 18-19, ) is a Russian-Polish former international motorcycle speedway rider. He gained Polish citizenship in 2004 and retired in 2013. Speedway Grand Prix results Career details World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) 2003 - 29th place (6 points in 2 GPs) 2005 - 25th place (4 points in 1 GP) * Individual Under-21 World Championship ** 1997 - Mšeno - 4th place (10 points) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup) ''1993 - 3rd place in Group D for (13 points)'' ''1993 - started in Group B only (4 points)'' 1997 - Piła - 6th place (7 points) ''1998 - 3rd place in Group A (12 points)'' ''2000 - 3rd place in Quarter-Final 1 (13 points) 2001 - 8th place (5 points in Race-Off) 2002 - 9th place (8 points in Event 3) 2003 - 8th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2002 In Sports 2002 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria American football * Super Bowl XXXVI – the New England Patriots (AFC) won 20–17 over the heavily favored St. Louis Rams (NFC) Location: Superdome Attendance: 72,922 *MVP: Tom Brady, QB (New England) Rose Bowl (2001 season): ** The Miami Hurricanes won 37–14 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the college football national championship * ArenaBowl XVI – San Jose SaberCats win 52–14 over the Arizona Rattlers * The Houston Texans become the NFL's 32nd active franchise. Association football * 2002 FIFA World Cup is held from May 31 to June 30 in South Korea and Japan, the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously. Brazil wins its fifth title, defeating Germany 2–0 in the final. Surprisingly, Turkey and host nation South Korea take 3rd and 4th. * Champions' League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]