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Born | 22 August 1982 Poland |
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Died | 30 May 2004 Zielona Góra, Poland | (aged 21)
Nationality | Polish |
Career history | |
Poland | |
1999–2004 | Zielona Góra |
Great Britain | |
2004 | Swindon Robins |
Individual honours | |
2001 - 2nd place | U-19 European Championship |
Team honours | |
2001 | Polish Pairs U-21 Champion |
Rafał Kurmański ['rafaw kurˈmaɲskʲi] (22 August 1982 – 30 May 2004) was a Polish speedway rider. He earned one international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[1]
Career
[edit]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.[2]
In 2001, he was second in the 2001 Individual Under-19 European Championship.[3]
Kurmański rode for Swindon Robins in the British speedway leagues,[1] participating in the 2004 Elite League speedway season.[4]
In 2004, he took his own life.[5]
World Championship results
[edit]Speedway Grand Prix results
[edit]Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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1 /9 | ![]() |
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
[edit]- 2003 - 36th place (3 points)
Individual World U-21 Championship
[edit]Other results
[edit]Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2001 - Runner-up (13 points)
Individual Polish Championship
Polish U-21 Pairs Championship
- 2001 - Polish Champion
- 2002 - 2nd place
Team U-21 Polish Championship
Silver Helmet (U-21)
- 2002 - 2nd place
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Rider Statistics". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Fedorowicz, Albert. "Żużel. Ból ciągle taki sam a życie płynie dalej. Rafał Kurmański kończyłby dzisiaj 41 lat". Pobandzie. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Rafal Kurmanski". WWOS backup. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Speedway star 'found hanged". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 March 2024.