Rafał Kurmański (22 August 1982 – 30 May 2004) was a Polish

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rider. He earned one international caps for the

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Career

Kurmański started his speedway career with

Zielona Góra Zielona Góra (; ''Green Mountain''; ) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (). The region is closely associated with vineyards and holds an annual Zielona Góra Wine Fest, Wine Fest. Zie ...

during the

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. He would remain with the club for all six seasons of his short career. In 2001, he was second in the 2001 Individual Under-19 European Championship. Kurmański rode for

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in the British speedway leagues, participating in the 2004 Elite League speedway season. In 2004, he took his own life.

World Championship results

Speedway Grand Prix results

Individual World Championship

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- 36th place (3 points)

Individual World U-21 Championship

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- 6th place (10 points) *

- 7th place (8 points)

Other results

Individual U-19 European Championship *

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- Runner-up (13 points) Individual Polish Championship *

- 15th place in Semi-Final *

- 6th place (7 points) Polish U-21 Pairs Championship * 2001 - Polish Champion * 2002 - 2nd place Team U-21 Polish Championship *

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- 3rd place *

- 3rd place Silver Helmet (U-21) *

- 2nd place

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurmanski, Rafal 1982 births 2004 suicides Sportspeople from Zielona Góra Motorcycle racers from Lubusz Voivodeship Polish speedway riders Suicides by hanging in Poland 2004 deaths