Krystian Pieszczek
{{short description|Polish speedway rider (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox speedway rider
| name = Krystian Pieszczek
| image = KrystianPieszczek2018.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|09|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gdańsk, Poland
| death_date =
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| nickname = Krycha
| nationality = Polish
| website = [http://www.pieszczek-racing.pl official website]
| career1 = Poland
| career2 = Gdańsk
| years2 = 2011–2014, 2019, 2021
| career3 = Krosno
| years3 = 2013
| career4 = Zielona Góra
| years4 = 2015–2016
| career5 = Grudziądz
| years5 = 2017–2018, 2020
| career6 = Rybnik
| years6 = 2022-2023
| career7 = Rzeszów
| years7 = 2024
| career10 = Sweden
| career11 = Lejonen
| years11 = 2017
| career12 = Indianerna
| years12 = 2019
| career17 = Great Britain
| career18 = Leicester Lions
| years18 = 2018
| career19 = Ipswich Witches
| years19 = 2019
| career23 = Denmark
| career24 = Outrup/Varde
| years24 = 2013–2014
| years25 = 2015–2017
| career25 = Grindsted
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| indivhonour1 = Bronze Helmet
| indivyear1 = 2012, 2013
| indivhonour2 = Silver Helmet
| indivyear2 = 2016
| indivhonour3 = Ekstraliga Riders Champion
| indivyear3 = 2016
| teamhonour1 = European Junior Championship
| teamyear1 = 2013, 2014
| teamhonour2 = Under-21 World Cup
| teamyear2 = 2016
| teamhonour3 = Speedway World Cup
| teamyear3 = 2016
}}
Kristian Pieszczek (born 23 September 1995) is a Polish speedway rider.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=11 September 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/riderindex19_p |title=Rider Index |website=British Speedway |access-date=21 January 2023}}
Career
Born in Gdańsk, Pieszczek first had success as a junior in 2007. He made his Polish league debut in 2011 for Wybrzeże Gdańsk, going on to ride for the club in the Ekstraliga in 2012. He won the Bronze Helmet in 2012 and 2013, and in 2013 was also part of the victorious Polish team in the European Junior Championships. In 2015 he moved to Falubaz Zielona Góra.{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/krystian-pieszczek/ |title=Krystian Pieszczek Polska |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=9 March 2023}}
After finishing seventh in 2014, in 2016 he finished runner-up (to Max Fricke) in the World Under-21 Championship,"[http://speedwayu21.com/en/rider/42/pieszczek-krystian.html Kristian Pieszczek]", speedwayu21.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018 won the Silver Helmet competition, and finished fourth in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship. He was also part of the Polish team that won the 2016 Speedway World Cup.
He rode for GKM Grudziądz in Poland and Lejonen in the Swedish Elitserien in 2017, but after a disappointing season he embarked on an intensive training regime over the winter of 2017/18.Rzeszut, Maryla (2017) "[http://www.pomorska.pl/sport/zuzel/gkm-grudziadz/a/krystian-pieszczek-liderem-lwow-w-szwedzkiej-elitserien,12107632/ Krystian Pieszczek liderem Lwów w szwedzkiej Elitserien]", Gazeta Pomorska, 23 May 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018Ciućka, Przemysław (2017) "[https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/zuzel/pge-ekstraliga/zuzel-krystian-pieszczek-rozpoczal-przygotowania/3v3dkz7 PIESZCZEK TRENUJE JUŻ PIĘĆ TYGODNI! TRENER MU COŚ OBIECAŁ]", Przeglad Sportowy, 2 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018
For the 2018 season he stayed with Grudziądz in Poland and signed for Leicester Lions in the British SGB Premiership.Rzeszut, Maryla (2017) "[http://www.pomorska.pl/sport/zuzel/gkm-grudziadz/a/krystian-pieszczek-z-kontraktem-do-2019-roku-w-mrgarden-gkm-grudziadz,12673454/ Krystian Pieszczek with a contract until 2019 in MrGarden GKM Grudziądz]", Gazeta Pomorska, 14 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018Paul, Jon (2017) "[https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/other-sport/leicester-lions-sign-polish-whizz-822960 Leicester Lions sign Polish whizz-kid Krystian Pieszczek for 2018 season]", Leicester Mercury, 24 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018
In 2019, he signed for Ipswich Witches.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.pieszczek-racing.pl}}
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Category:Polish speedway riders
Category:Ipswich Witches riders
Category:Polish expatriate speedway riders in England