Szymon Woźniak (born 6 May 1993) is a Polish

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rider.

Career

He rode for his hometown club,

Polonia Bydgoszcz Polonia Bydgoszcz is a Polish sports club based in Bydgoszcz most known for its Motorcycle speedway, speedway team ŻKS Polonia Bydgoszcz which currently races in the Polish Speedway First League, 1. Liga. The club has won the Team Speedway Pol ...

in the

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up to 2015 before moving to Sparta Wrocław for the 2016 season. He rode for the Poland U-21 national team and won the Polish Under-21 Championship in 2014. He was part of the

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team in the British Elite League in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, he won the Polish Championship, beating Przemyslaw Pawlicki,

Patryk Dudek Patryk Dudek (; born 20 June 1992) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Poland national speedway team, Polish national speedway team. Career Dudek's father, Sławomir Dudek, Sławomir, was a professional rider and P ...

, and Jaroslaw Hampel in the final. In 2023, he was a member of the Polish team that won the

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and paired up with

Przemysław Pawlicki Przemysław Pawlicki (born 5 September 1991)''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (77) 2009, pages 14-15 is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. Career Pawlicki passed his speedway license (''Licencja "Ż"'') in 2008, as a 16-year-old. On 20 July 20 ...

to become the European Pairs champion. However, arguably his best result was finishing third in the Grand Prix Challenge, which sealed a place in the

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Personal life

Woźniak has one older brother. His family is unrelated to

Jacek Woźniak Jacek () is a Polish given name of Greek origin related to Hyacinth, through the archaic form of ''Jacenty''. Its closely related equivalents are: Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Giacinto (Italian), Jácint ( Hungarian) and Jacint ( Catalan, ...

, a Polonia Bydgoszcz coach.

Major results

World individual Championship

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- = 26th *

- = 13th

World Junior Championships

* Team U-21 World Championship **

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- Rye House - 3rd

Domestic competitions

* Polish Under-21 Championship ** 2014 - Gorzow - 1st place (14 pts)"International News", ''Speedway Star'', 20 September 2014, p. 37 * Polish Championship ** 2017 - Gorzow - 1st place

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wozniak, Szymon 1993 births Living people Polish speedway riders Polonia Bydgoszcz riders Leicester Lions riders Polish expatriate speedway riders in England People from Tuchola Motorcycle racers from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship