The 2007 Team Speedway Junior World Championship is the third
FIM Team Speedway Junior World Championship
The Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship is a speedway competition to determine the World Championship for national Under-21 teams. The sport's equivalent of the Under-21 World Cup in football, as of 2022 the title is awarded to the winners ...
season. The Final took place on 23 September
2007 in
Abensberg,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
The World Championship was won by
Poland U-21. It was third title for Poland. Poland team is only team who was won this competition (first staged in
2005). It was also a third title for Poland' captain
Karol Ząbik
Karol Ząbik (born October 25, 1986 in Toruń, Poland) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. He was the 2006 U21 World champion.
Career
Ząbik won World, European and Polish Under-21 titles and has ridden for the Polish national juni ...
and second title for
Paweł Hlib
Paweł Hlib (born 20 February 1986 in Poland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.
Career
Hlib won the Team Speedway Junior World Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and became the Individual Polish Under-21 Champion in 2007.
I ...
and
Krzysztof Buczkowski
Krzysztof Buczkowski (born 30 April 1986 in Grudziądz, Poland) is a Polish speedway rider and has ridden for the Polish national junior team.
He started speedway in 2002 with Piła, riding for GKM Grudziądz. In 2005 he joined Polonia Bydgos ...
.
In the final, Poland (40 points) beat
Great Britain
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(36 pts),
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
(30 pts) and
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
(13 pts). It was first medals for the British and Czech teams. The title was won after 19th heat, when Buczkowski beat Britain's
Lewis Bridger
Lewis Alan Bridger (born 4 November 1989, in Hastings, Sussex) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England.
Career
Bridger stepped straight into Elite League racing from the Conference League after one season with the Weymouth Wildcats. His ...
. Czech Republic lost the chance for the silver medal after the 19th when their captain
Luboš Tomíček, Jr. was last.
Calendar
Qualification
Semifinal 1
* June 3, 2007
*
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
* Jury President:
Armando Castagna
Armando Castagna (born 22 September 1963) is a former Italian international motorcycle speedway rider. He was born in Arzignano, and was a member of the Italy national team and has represented them in several World Team Cup competitions. He i ...
* Attendance: 3,500
Semifinal 2
* June 3, 2007
*
Debrecen
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World Final
* September 23, 2007
* ,
Abensberg
References
* ''Świat Żużla'', No 4 (42) /2007, pages 59,
See also
*
2007 Speedway World Cup
The 2007 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 7th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 21, 2007 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland (55 pts) and they beat defending cham ...
{{Team Speedway Junior World Championship seasons
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