Jernej Kolenko

Jernej Kolenko

Born	(1982-11-30) November 30, 1982 (age 42)
Nationality	Slovenian
Career history
Poland
2001	Lublin
2006-2008	Rawicz
Great Britain
2002	King's Lynn Stars
2003	Oxford Silver Machine
2005	Exeter Falcons
Denmark
2007	Holstebro
2008	Slangerup
Individual honours
2005, 2007	Slovenian national runner-up

Jernej Kolenko (born November 30 1982[1]) is a former Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who rode in Speedway World Cup.[2]

Career

Kolenko medalled six times at the Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship. Although he won 2 silver medals and 4 bronze medals he never became champion of Slovenia, being denied the gold medal twice by Matej Žagar.[3]

He represented Slovenia in the 2002 Speedway World Cup.[4]

He signed for King's Lynn Stars for the 2002 Elite League speedway season and reached the final of the 2002 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. The following year, he joined Oxford Silver Machine[5] for the 2003 Elite League speedway season.[6][2] He returned to British speedway in 2005 after joining the Exeter Falcons.[7][2]

Speedway Grand Prix results

2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 18)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /10	Slovenian SGP	18			18

2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
10 /11	Slovenian SGP	17			17

2008 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 18)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /	Slovenian SGP	injury → (18) Denis Štojs			18

	permanent speedway rider
	wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
	rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

See also

• Slovenia national speedway team

References

1. Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 42-43, ISSN 1429-3285
2. "Jernej Kolenko". WWOS backup. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
3. "Individual Championship of Slovenia". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
4. "Poles go through". The Argus. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
5. "Kolenko signs up for Oxford". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
6. "Kolenko axed". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
7. "Simota forced to wait for his debut". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 5 September 2024.