Damian Ratajczak
| Born | 23 May 2005 (age 20) Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 2021–2024 | Leszno |
| Denmark | |
| 2024 | Grindsted |
| 2025 | Zielona Góra |
| Individual honours | |
| 2023 | Silver Helmet silver |
| 2023 | World U21 silver |
| Team honours | |
| 2023 | Team Junior European Champion |
Damian Ratajczak (born 23 May 2005) is an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Ratajczak's breakthrough was in 2022, when he reached the final of the 2022 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship.[5]
He also won the silver medal in the Silver Helmet during the 2022 Polish speedway season.[6]
In 2023, he entered his second season with Unia Leszno and also qualified for the 2023 SGP2 (the world Under-21 Championship).[7] He won the silver medal in the World U21 Championship and helped Poland win the 2023 Team Speedway Junior European Championship.[8]
In 2024, he broke his femur riding for Grindsted Speedway Klub during the 2024 Danish speedway season and required surgery.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Damian Ratajczak rider info". Speedway News. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Damian Ratajczak rider profile". Zuzelend. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Damian Ratajczak". Sportu We Fakty. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Damian Ratajczak". Speedway Ekstraliga. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe (Czech Republic)". Speedway Star. 19 September 2022. p. 45.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1966-2022". Speedway Historia Speedway Polsce. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "SGP2 2023 qualifying calendar". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Ratajczak set for surgery in Denmark". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Groźny upadek zawodnika Unii Leszno. Mecz przerwany. Ogromne osłabienie w polskiej lidze". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 12 September 2024.