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Robert Ksiezak (born 15 January 1987 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former
motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
rider from Australia.


Career

Ksiezak started his British career with the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2005. He lost his team place halfway through the 2006 season and was quickly signed by Edinburgh's rivals the Glasgow Tigers. He chose to stay with Glasgow in 2007, leading to the club purchasing his contract from Edinburgh. He agreed terms to be the Belle Vue Aces number 8 for the 2008 season. Ksiezak has Polish and Australian citizenship. On 6 May 2008 he gained a Polish speedway licence (''Licencja "Ż"'') at Toruń. Since then he has taken part in the Polish Championships as a Polish domestic rider (as Robert Księżak). Ksiezak finished second in the Gillman Division 1 Solo Championship at his home track in Adelaide, the Gillman Speedway in 2009 and 2012. He was also the winner of the Jack Young Solo Cup at Gillman in 2006. The Jack Young Cup is named in honour of Adelaide's
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...
and
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Speedway World Champion who died in 1987. Ksiezak joined the likes of Jimmy Nilsen, Leigh Adams and Tomasz Gollob as a winner of the Cup.


World Final appearances


Individual U-21 World Championship

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- Ostrów Wielkopolski,
Edward Jancarz Stadium Edward Jancarz Stadium ( pl, Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza) is a 15,000-capacity multi-use stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, and the home of motorcycle speedway club Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski. It is currently used mostly as a 329 m racetr ...
- Reserve - Did not ride


Under-21 World Cup

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- Holsted - 4th - 33pts (2)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ksiezak, Robert 1987 births Living people Australian speedway riders Polish speedway riders Sportspeople from Adelaide Belle Vue Aces riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Glasgow Tigers riders Plymouth Devils riders Stoke Potters riders