Łukasz Romanek (born 21 August 1983 in
Knurów
Knurów (; ) is a city near Katowice in Silesia, southern Poland. Knurów is an outer city of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of two million.
Knurów is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Bierawka River, a tributary of t ...
, Poland – died 2 June 2006 in
Wilcza, Poland) was a Polish
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 clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...
rider.
Career
Romanek won the title of
Under-19 European Champion. He rode for
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 ...
in the
Team Speedway Polish Championship
The Team Speedway Polish Championship ( Polish: ''Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski, DMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1948. In 2000, the First Division was r ...
.
In 2006, Romanek joined the
Arena Essex Hammers in Britain, for the 2006 season.
Romanek took his own life in June 2006.
Results
Individual World U-21 Championship
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2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
– 9th place (7 points)
*
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
– track reserve (0 points)
Individual U-19 European Championship
*
2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
– European Champion (14 points)
*
2002
The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
– 16th place (1 point)
Individual U-21 Polish Championship
*
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
– Polish Champion
Polish U-21 Pairs Championship
*
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
– Polish Champion
Team Polish Championship
*
2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
– 2nd place
*
2002
The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
– 2nd place
Team U-21 Polish Championship
*
2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
– Polish Champion
Silver Helmet
The Silver Helmet (, SK) is an annual speedway event held each year organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1966.
Previous winners
* (+1971, all three riders finished on 54 points)
References
{{Speedway in Poland
Helmet Silver< ...
(U-21)
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2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
– 3rd place
See also
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Poland speedway team
The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union ( PZM). They are one of the most successful speedway nations of all time.
History
The Polish speedway team parti ...
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List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
This is a complete list of riders who have entered a Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway Grand Prix since 1995.
''After 2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia, 2015 Scandinavian SGP in Stockholm (26 September 2015)''
Inde ...
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List of suicides
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The following notable people have died by suicide. This includes suicides effected under duress and excludes deaths by accident or misadventure. People who may or may not have died ...
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Tournament in Łukasz Romanek Memory
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Romanek, Lukasz
1983 births
2006 deaths
2006 suicides
Sportspeople from Knurów
Motorcycle racers from Silesian Voivodeship
Polish speedway riders
Individual Speedway Junior European Champions
Suicides by hanging in Poland