Dominik Kubera
{{Short description|Polish speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Dominik Kubera
| image = 150px
| caption = Dominik Kubera in 2017
| nationality = Polish
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|15 April 1999}}
| birth_place = Leszno, Poland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| career1 = Poland
| career2 = Bydgoszcz
| years2 = 2015–20
| career3 = Leszno
| years3 = 2015–2020
| career4 = Kraków
| years4 = 2016
| career5 = Rawicz
| years5 = 2018–2019
| career6 = Lublin
| years6 = 2021–2024
| career10 = Sweden
| years11 = 2019–2021
| career11 = Vetlanda
| career12 = Lejonen
| years12 = 2022–2024
| SGP No = 415
| SGP starts = 15
| SGP finals = 5
| SGP win = 0
| indivyear1 = 2024
| indivhonour1 = Golden Helmet
| indivyear2 = 2020
| indivhonour2 = World Under 21 Championship silver
| indivyear3 = 2018
| indivhonour3 =European Junior Champion
| teamyear1 = 2023
| teamhonour1 = World team champion
| teamyear2 = 2023
| teamhonour2 = European Team champion
| teamyear3 = 2022, 2023, 2024
| teamhonour3 = Polish champions
| teamyear4 = 2024
| teamhonour4 = Swedish champions
}}
Dominik Kubera (born 15 April 1999) is an international speedway rider from Poland.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygp.com/rider/dominik-kubera|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204195026/http://www.speedwaygp.com/rider/dominik-kubera|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 February 2019|title=DOMINIK KUBERA|website=Speedway GP|access-date=27 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayofnations.com/son/news/article/8614/kubera-set-for-leszno-exit|title=KUBERA SET FOR LESZNO EXIT|website=Speedway of Nations|access-date=27 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://sport.interia.pl/tagi-dominik-kubera,tId,249132 |title=Dominik Kubera |website=Interia Sport |access-date=10 September 2024 }}
Speedway career
Kubera won a bronze and a silver medal at the World Under 21 Championship in 2019 and 2020 respectively.{{cite web|url=http://speedwayu21.com/en/rider/377/kubera--415-dominik.html|title=DOMINIK KUBERA #415|website=Speedway Under 21|access-date=27 July 2021}} He had previously won the 2018 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship.{{cite web |url=https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/18339/european-u21-final-stralsund-2018?page=1|title=European U21 Final (Stralsund) 15/09/2018|website=Speedway Updates|access-date=8 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fim-europe.com/european-u21-individual-speedway-championship-stralsund-germany/|title=European U21 Individual Speedway Championship at Stralsund (Germany)|website=FIM|date=16 September 2018 |access-date=8 August 2021}}
During the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix he won silver and bronze medals in the 5th and 6th rounds of the World Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygp.com/results/227|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729144550/https://www.speedwaygp.com/results/227|url-status=usurped|archive-date=29 July 2021|title=2021 ORLEN LUBLIN FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX OF POLAND ROUND 5RD 5 STADION MIEJSKI|website=Speedway GP|access-date=8 August 2021}} In 2022, he helped Lublin win the 2022 Ekstraliga.{{cite web |url=https://speedwayekstraliga.pl/en/fixtures-results/pge-ekstraliga/?y=2022 |title=2022 results |website=PGE Ekstraliga |access-date=5 January 2023}}
In 2023, he was a member of the Polish team that won the European Team Speedway Championship.{{cite web |url=https://results.fim-europe.eu/event/Germany,Stralsund,2023-04-22/European-Team-Speedway-Championship-Final-1445/results/Final-9023 |title=2023 European Team Speedway Championship FINAL |website=FIM |access-date=2 May 2023}} In July 2023, he was part of the Polish team that won the gold medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/speedway/poland-win-speedway-world-cup-ahead-of-great-britain-as-maciej-janowski-claims-victory-in-decisive-h_sto9723229/story.shtml |title=Poland win Speedway World Cup ahead of Great Britain as Maciej Janowksi beats Robert Lambert in decisive heat 20 |website=Eurosport |access-date=31 July 2023}} Later in 2023, he received a permanent wildcard slot for the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix.{{cite web|url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/nine-nations-represented-as-2024-speedway-gp-line-up-is-confirmed |title=Nine nations represented as 2024 Speedway GP line-up is confirmed |website=FIM Europe|access-date=5 October 2023}}
Kubera started the 2024 season in style by winning the Golden Helmet.{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/kubera-completes-historic-treble-with-golden-helmet-win |title=Kubera completes historic treble with Golden Helmet win |website=FIM |access-date=4 April 2024}} Also in 2024, he helped Poland reach the final of the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester.{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/great-britain-wins-fim-speedway-of-nations-world-title-in-manchester-thriller |title=Great Britain wins FIM Speedway of Nations World Title in Manchester Thriller |website=FIM Speedway |access-date=14 July 2024}} Kubera ended his 2024 season by qualifying for the 2025 Speedway Grand Prix by finishing third in the 2025 GP Challenge.{{cite web |url=https://gorzowwielkopolski.naszemiasto.pl/i-oto-do-grand-prix-wraca-anders-thomsen-caly-na-bialo/ar/c2-9809115 |title=I oto do Grand Prix wraca Anders Thomsen. Cały na biało |website=Gorzów Wielkopolski Nasze Miasto |access-date=5 October 2024 }} In 2024, he helped Lejonen win the Elitserien during the 2024 Swedish speedway season{{cite web |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/speedway/lejonen-svenska-mastare-efter-15-ars-vantan |title=The Lions Swedish champions after 15 years of waiting: "So many failures" |website=SVT Nyheter |access-date=12 October 2024}} and helped Lublin win the Ekstraliga during the 2024 Polish speedway season.{{cite web |url=https://gazetawroclawska.pl/orlen-oil-motor-lublin-betard-sparta-wroclaw-5238-deklasacja-w-finale-sparta-wicemistrzem-polski/ar/c2-18861029 |title=ORLEN Oil Motor Lublin - Betard Sparta Wrocław 52:38. Deklasacja w finale, Sparta wicemistrzem Polski |website=Gazeta Wrocławska |access-date=12 October 2024}}
Major results
= World individual Championship =
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - =21st
- 2024 Speedway Grand Prix - 8th
= World team Championships =
- 2023 Speedway World Cup - Winner
- 2024 Speedway of Nations - 5th