Łukasz Jankowski (born 7 December 1982, in

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, Poland) is a former

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rider from Poland.

Career

In 2002, Jankowski reached the final of the 2002 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. Jankowski rode for the

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in the 2009 British Elite League. In 2011 he joined Belle Vue for a second stint at the club but was replaced in 2012 by

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Family

Jankowski is the son of

Roman Jankowski Roman Jankowski (born 5 October 1957 in Kościan, Poland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 47 international caps for the Poland speedway team and was twice champion of Poland. Career Jancarz rode from 1976 until 2006. He won t ...

, a champion Polish speedway rider. His brothers Marcin Janowski and Norbert Janowski were also speedway riders.

Results

World Championships

* Individual U-21 World Championship **

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- 7th place (9 pts)

Polish Championships

* Individual Polish Championship ** ''

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- 11th place in Quarter-Final D'' * Individual U-21 Polish Championship **

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- Bronze medal * Team Polish Championship (

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) **

- Silver medal

References

Living people Polish speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Poole Pirates riders Polish expatriate speedway riders in England 1982 births Sportspeople from Leszno Motorcycle racers from Greater Poland Voivodeship {{poland-speedway-bio-stub