Bartosz Zmarzlik

Bartosz Zmarzlik
Zmarzlik in 2022
Born (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29)
Szczecin, Poland
NationalityPolish
Websiteofficial website
Career history
Poland
2010–2022Gorzów
2023–2024Lublin
Sweden
2011–2012Gnistorna
2013–2021Vetlanda
2022–2024Lejonen
Denmark
2012Holsted
2019Slangerup
Great Britain
2014Birmingham
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number95
Starts97
Finalist62 times
Winner26 times
Individual honours
2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024World Champion
2015World Under-21 Champion
2021, 2022, 2023Polish Champion
2015GP Challenge winner
Team honours
2016, 2017, 2023World Team champion
2022, 2023European Team champion
2012, 2014, 2015Team Speedway Junior World Championship
2014, 2016, 2023Speedway Ekstraliga
2014, 2015, 2024Elitserien League Champion
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Speedway World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019
Gold medal – first place 2020
Gold medal – first place 2022
Gold medal – first place 2023
Gold medal – first place 2024
Silver medal – second place 2018
Silver medal – second place 2021
Bronze medal – third place 2016

Bartosz Zmarzlik (Polish: ['bartɔʂ ˈzmarzlik] ⓘ; born 12 April 1995) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider, a five-time World Champion (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024), three-time World Team Champion (2016, 2017, 2023), World Junior Champion (2015) and European Junior Champion (2012). He is the third Polish rider in history, after Jerzy Szczakiel and Tomasz Gollob, to win an individual World Championship title.[1]

He was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, V class in 2019[2] and won the Polish Sports Personality of the Year title in 2020 becoming the second speedway rider to accomplish this feat.[3]

  1. ^ Bartłomiej Wnuk (5 October 2019). "ZMARZLIK SPEŁNIŁ POLSKI SEN O ZŁOCIE! ZOSTAŁ MISTRZEM ŚWIATA JAK GOLLOB I SZCZAKIEL". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Mistrz świata odznaczony Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski!". 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ Maksym Jaworski (4 January 2020). "Żużlowiec po raz drugi! Wielki triumf Zmarzlika w Plebiscycie "PS"". przegasportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2023.