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Polish speedway rider (1982–2004)

Rafał Kurmański
Born22 August 1982
Poland
Died30 May 2004(2004-05-30) (aged 21)
Zielona Góra, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1999–2004Zielona Góra
Great Britain
2004Swindon Robins
Individual honours
2001 - 2nd placeU-19 European Championship
Team honours
2001Polish Pairs U-21 Champion

Rafał Kurmański (22 August 1982 – 30 May 2004) was a Polish speedway rider. He earned one international caps for the Poland national speedway team.

Career

Kurmański started his speedway career with Zielona Góra during the 1999 Polish speedway season. He would remain with the club for all six seasons of his short career.

In 2001, he was second in the 2001 Individual Under-19 European Championship.

Kurmański rode for Swindon Robins in the British speedway leagues, participating in the 2004 Elite League speedway season.

In 2004, he took his own life.

World Championship results

Speedway Grand Prix results

2003 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 23)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
1 /9 Europe European SGP 20 3 (1,3,0) 23
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Individual World Championship

  • 2003 - 36th place (3 points)

Individual World U-21 Championship

  • 2002 - 6th place (10 points)
  • 2003 - 7th place (8 points)

Other results

Individual U-19 European Championship

  • 2001 - Runner-up (13 points)

Individual Polish Championship

  • 2001 - 15th place in Semi-Final
  • 2002 - 6th place (7 points)

Polish U-21 Pairs Championship

  • 2001 - Polish Champion
  • 2002 - 2nd place

Team U-21 Polish Championship

Silver Helmet (U-21)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. "Rider Statistics". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. Fedorowicz, Albert. "Żużel. Ból ciągle taki sam a życie płynie dalej. Rafał Kurmański kończyłby dzisiaj 41 lat". Pobandzie. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. "Rafal Kurmanski". WWOS backup. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. "Speedway star 'found hanged". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. "Speedway: Kurmanski death rocks Swindon". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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