Kristian Pieszczek (born 23 September 1995) is a

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rider.

Career

Born in

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

, Pieszczek first had success as a junior in 2007. He made his Polish league debut in 2011 for

Wybrzeże Gdańsk Wybrzeże Gdańsk was a Polish multi-sports club based in Gdańsk, established in 1945, most known for its motorcycle speedway and handball teams. Club has closed in 2005, due to financial problems. Before 2006 speedway season was established ...

, 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 Falubaz Zielona Góra is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Zielona Góra who currently races in Ekstraliga (speedway), PGE Ekstraliga. It is one of the most successful teams in Poland, winning seven Team Speedway Polish Championships ( ...

. After finishing seventh in 2014, in 2016 he finished runner-up (to

Max Fricke Max Fricke (born 29 March 1996) is an Australian speedway rider. He is a World team champion, three time Australian champion and four times Australian Under-21 Champion. Career Fricke competed in junior levels of motocross and speedway in A ...

) in the World Under-21 Championship, won the

Silver Helmet The Silver Helmet (, SK) is an annual speedway event held each year organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1966. Previous winners * (+1971, all three riders finished on 54 points) References {{Speedway in Poland Helmet Silver< ...

competition, and finished fourth in the

Polish Individual Speedway Championship The Individual Speedway Polish Championship ( Polish: ''Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski, IMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1932. The current Polish Champion is Maciej Janowski, w ...

. He was also part of the Polish team that won the 2016

Speedway World Cup The Speedway World Cup is a motorcycle speedway event for national teams held in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was held in 2001 and replaced the old Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup which ...

. He rode for

GKM Grudziądz GKM Grudziądz is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Grudziądz. They race at the 8,000-capacity Grudziądz Speedway Stadium. The team currently competes in the Ekstraliga (speedway), Ekstraliga (the highest division) and have won the b ...

in Poland and

Lejonen Lejonen () is a motorcycle speedway team from Gislaved, Sweden, Gislaved in Sweden, who compete in the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien. Their home track is at the Gislaved Motorbana or the OnePartnerGroup Arena for sponsorship purposes, which ...

in the Swedish

Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ...

in 2017, but after a disappointing season he embarked on an intensive training regime over the winter of 2017/18. For the 2018 season he stayed with Grudziądz in Poland and signed for

Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. and again from 2011. The team race at the Beaumont Park Stadium (or Hydroscand Arena for sponsorsh ...

in the British SGB Premiership.Paul, Jon (2017)
Leicester Lions sign Polish whizz-kid Krystian Pieszczek for 2018 season
, ''

Leicester Mercury The ''Leicester Mercury'' is a British regional newspaper for the city of Leicester and the neighbouring counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The paper began in the 19th century as the ''Leicester Daily Mercury'' and later changed to its pre ...

'', 24 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018 In 2019, he signed for

Ipswich Witches The Ipswich Witches are a British motorcycle speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. They compete in the British SGB Premiership. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pieszczek, Krystian 1995 births Living people Polish speedway riders Ipswich Witches riders Polish expatriate speedway riders in England Leicester Lions riders Sportspeople from Gdańsk