Grzegorz Knapp

Polish speedway rider

Grzegorz Knapp
Career history

Born	(1979-03-18)18 March 1979 Wąbrzeźno, Poland
Died	22 June 2014(2014-06-22) (aged 35) Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Nationality	Polish
1997-2002, 2005, 2009	Grudziądz
2003-2004, 2006	Lublin
2007	Gdańsk
2008	Rawicz

Team honours
1997	Team U-21 Polish Champion

Grzegorz Knapp (18 March 1979 – 22 June 2014) was a Polish speedway and ice speedway rider who rode for GTŻ Grudziądz in the Polish Speedway First League.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Knapp rode in the Team Speedway Polish Championship from 1997 to 2009. He rode primarily for GTŻ Grudziądz but also appeared for Lublin, Wybrzeże Gdańsk and Kolejarz Rawicz.^[4]

Knapp died on 22 June 2014, aged 35, after a fatal accident during a speedway race.^[5]^[6]

Ice speedway career details

World Championships

Individual World Championship (Ice Racing Grand Prix)
- 2010 - 15th placed (36 pts)

European Championships

Individual European Championship
- 2008 - Sanok - 13 place

References

^ "Grzegorz Knapp" (in Polish). Polish Speedway Database (speedway.com.pl). Retrieved 2010-01-22.
^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 42-43 ISSN 1429-3285
^ "Grzegorz Knapp, the Polish representative in Ice Speedway, has died". Sport Gniezno. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Chciał dorobić kilkaset euro. Reanimowano go przez 30 minut". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Grzegorz Knapp nie żyje" (in Polish). Sportowe Fakty (sportowefakty.pl). 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
^ "SPEEDWAY - KNAPP KILLED IN BELGIUM". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-10.