Przemysław Pawlicki (born 5 September

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)''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (77) 2009, pages 14-15 is a

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rider from Poland.

Career

Pawlicki passed his speedway license (''Licencja "Ż"'') in 2008, as a 16-year-old. On 20 July 2008, he rode in his first meeting in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga, representing

Unia Leszno Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established on 8 May 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. The team's home track is at the Stadion Alfreda Smoczyka. They compete in the Ekstraliga (speedway), Ekstraliga (the highest division) and are Pol ...

and scoring 11 points.''Świat Żużla'', No 4 (76) 2008, pages 4 10-11, 13, 40-43, 45 In total he rode in 20 heats (5 meetings) and scored 31 points and 3 bonus points (averaging 1.700). 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. In total, he scored 51 points in 21 heats (averaging 2.429). 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). In the Polish Pairs Under-21 Championship final he scored 13 points, with Leszno finishing fifth 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. 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. In 2009, he again rode for Unia Leszno and made his debut in the Individual Polish Championship. He also rode in the German Bundesliga for AC Landshut, winning the league final. 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

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. In 2010, Pawlicki's left Unia Leszno to join Caelum Stal Gorzów for the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga. He also made his British, Swedish and Danish league debuts, riding for

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in the Elite League, Rospiggarna Hallstavik in the Swedish Elitserien and Holsted Tigers in the

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. 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. 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

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. 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. He also finished runner-up again in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship. In 2023, he signed for Piraterna in the Swedish Elitserien. In October 2023, he paired up with

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to become the European Pairs champion. In 2024, he won the

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Personal life

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.

Major results

World Championships

Grand Prix *

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34th (0 pts) * 2012 Speedway Grand Prix 25th (7 pts) * 2017 Speedway Grand Prix 29th (3 pts) * 2018 Speedway Grand Prix 15th (36 pts) World team championships *

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(bronze medal) 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

* Individual U-19 European Championship **

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- European Champion (14 pts) **

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- Runner-up (14+2 pts) **

- Divišov - U-19 European Champion (14 pts) * Team U-19 European Championship **

- Holsted - U-19 European Champion (15 pts) * European Club Champions' Cup ** ''

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- 4th place in Semi-Final''

Domestic competitions

* Individual Polish Championship ** ''

- 9th place in Quarter-Final 2'' * Individual U-21 Polish Championship **

Rybnik Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; ) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 mi) from the Czech Republic, Czech border. It i ...

- 4th place (11 ps) **

Leszno Leszno (, , ) is a historic city in western Poland, seat of Leszno County within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 62,200, as of 2021. Leszno is a former residential cit ...

- 5th place (9 pts) * Polish Pairs Junior Championship **

- U-21 Polish Champion (17 pts) * Team Polish Championship (League) **

- Runner-up for

* Team U-21 Polish Championship **

- U-21 Polish Champion for Leszno (15 pts) **

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- 3rd place (12 pts) * Individual Championship of U-21 Speedway Ekstraliga ** 2008 -

- 3rd place (13+2 pts) * U-21 Speedway Ekstraliga **

- Winner for Leszno **

- Winner for Leszno * Polish Silver Helmet (U-21) ** ''

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- qualify to the Final, but he was injury'' ** ''

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- qualify to the Final, but he was injury'' * Polish Bronze Helmet (U-19) ** ''

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- qualify to the Final as track reserve, but he was injury'' ** ''

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

- qualify to the Final, but he was injury'' **

- 3rd placed (13 pts)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pawlicki, Przemyslaw 1991 births Living people Polish speedway riders Unia Leszno riders Sportspeople from Leszno Motorcycle racers from Greater Poland Voivodeship Individual Speedway Junior European Champions Team Speedway Junior World Champions Team Speedway Junior European Champions