Krzysztof Cegielski

Krzysztof Cegielski

Born	(1979-09-03) 3 September 1979 (age 45) Poland
Nickname	Cegła (Brick)
Nationality	Polish
Career history
Poland
1996-1999	Gorzów
2000-2001	Gdańsk
2002	Gniezno
2003	Wrocław
Great Britain
2001	Poole
2002	Eastbourne
Sweden
2002	Vargarna
2003	Vetlanda

Krzysztof Cegielski (born 3 September 1979 in Poland) is a former Polish speedway rider who was a permanent Speedway Grand Prix rider in 2002 and 2003 season. He earned five international caps for the Poland speedway team.[1]

Career

Cegielski began racing for Gorzów during the 1996 Polish speedway season. He continued to ride for them before switching to Wybrzeże Gdańsk in 2001.[2]

It was also in 2001 that he rode for Poole Pirates in the British speedway leagues.[1] The following season in 2002, he moved to Start Gniezno and Eastbourne Eagles respectively.

In 2003, he was involved in an on-track crash in a Swedish League. The resulting spinal cord injury left him partially paralysed, and ended his racing career.[3] He has remained close to the speedway world, acting as a speedway manager and expert. After over a decade of determined and laborious rehabilitation, he managed to get back on his feet, and is now able to walk short distances.[4]

World Championship results

Speedway Grand Prix results

2001 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 23)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
5 /6	Polish SGP	16	5	(2,2) (0,0)	23

2002 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 22)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /10	Norwegian SGP	18	4	(1,3,1)	22
2 /10	Polish SGP	20	3	(3,1,0)	16
3 /10	British SGP	24	1	(1,X)	19
4 /10	Slovenian SGP	10	8	(1,3,2) (2,0,1)	22
5 /10	Swedish SGP	14	6	(3,2) (1,T)	10
6 /10	Czech Rep. SGP	10	8	(3,2) (1,3,1)	13
7 /10	Scandinavian SGP	10	8	(3,3) (1,3,1)	10
8 /10	European SGP	6	13	(3,1,3) (3,0,3) +1	10
9 /10	Danish SGP	injury → (26) Piotr Protasiewicz			6
10 /10	Australian SGP	19	4	(2,1,1)	16

2003 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /9	European SGP	10	8	(1,2,3) (3,1,1)	16
2 /9	Swedish SGP	11	7	(3,3) (0,2,0)	10
3 /9	British SGP	injury → (26) Peter Karlsson			11
4 /9	Danish SGP	injury → (26) Peter Karlsson			14
5 /9	Slovenian SGP	injury → (26) Peter Karlsson			17
6 /9	Scandinavian SGP	injury → (34) Joonas Kylmäkorpi			19
7 /9	Czech Rep. SGP	injury → (26) Peter Karlsson			21
8 /9	Polish SGP	injury → (26) Peter Karlsson
9 /9	Norwegian SGP	injury → (26) Peter Karlsson

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

Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)

• 2001 - 30th place (5 points)
• 2002 - 16th place (55 points)
• 2003 - 24th place (16 points)

Individual U-21 World Championship

• 1997 - Lost in National Qualification - Semi-Final
• 1998 - Lost in National Qualification - Semi-Final
• 1999 - Lost in National Qualification - Final
• 2000 - 2nd place (11 points +3)

Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)

• 2001 - 2nd place (11 points)
• 2002 - 4th place (9 points)

Other results

Individual European Championship

• 2001 - 3rd place (12 points)

Individual U-19 European Championship

• 1998 - 4th place (12 points +2)

Individual Polish Championship

• 2001 - 4th place (11 points)
• 2002 - 2nd place (10 points)

Individual U-21 Polish Championship

• 1998 - 9th place (9 points)
• 1999 - 2nd place (13 points +F)
• 2000 - 5th place (11 points)

Polish Pairs Championship

• 1998 - Polish Champion
• 2000 - 2nd place

Polish U-21 Pairs Championship

• 1999 - 2nd place
• 2000 - 2nd place

Team U-21 Polish Championship

• 1999 - Polish Champion with Stal Gorzów in Piła

Golden Helmet

• 2001 - 7th place (7 points)

Silver Helmet

• 1998 - 2nd place (13 points)
• 1999 - 9th place (7 points)
• 2000 - 8th place (7 points)

Bronze Helmet

• 1997 - 5th place (9 points)
• 1998 - 2nd place (13 points)

See also

• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
• Poland speedway team

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. "Miracle man Krzysztof Cegielski in impassioned message to injured Darcy Ward". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
4. "Injury forces Ceggy to quit". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 8 September 2024.