Paweł Hlib (born 20 February 1986 in Poland) is a former

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rider from Poland.

Career

Hlib won the

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in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and became the Individual Polish Under-21 Champion in 2007. In 2004 he was due to make his debut for

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in the British leagues but changed his mind about riding for them. However, in 2006 he joined

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for the 2006 Elite League speedway season. In December 2008, he joined the Poland national team. Hlib stated that he would like to join the German team because he has

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citizenship as well. He returned to ride in Poland during 2019, for

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. It was his final season in Poland.

Results

World Championship

* Individual U-21 World Championship **

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- bronze medal **

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- Champion * Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Cup) ** ''

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- World Champion (12 points in Semi-Final)'' **

- World Champion (12 points) **

- World Champion (10 points)

European Championship

* Individual U-19 European Championship ** 2003 - 11th place ** 2005 - 4th place

Polish competitions

* Individual U-21 Polish Championship **

- Bronze medal **

- Polish Champion *

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(U-21) **

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- Silver medal **

- Silver medal

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