Grzegorz Knapp Explained

Grzegorz Knapp
Nationality:	Polish
Birth Date:	1979 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Wąbrzeźno, Poland
Death Place:	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Years1:	1997-2002, 2005, 2009
Career1:	Grudziądz
Years2:	2003-2004, 2006
Career2:	Lublin
Years3:	2007
Career3:	Gdańsk
Years4:	2008
Career4:	Rawicz
Teamyear1:	1997
Teamhonour1:	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

See also

• Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grzegorz Knapp . Polish . Polish Speedway Database (speedway.com.pl) . 2010-01-22 .
2. Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 42-43
3. Web site: Grzegorz Knapp, the Polish representative in Ice Speedway, has died . Sport Gniezno . 10 September 2024 .
4. Web site: Chciał dorobić kilkaset euro. Reanimowano go przez 30 minut . Przegląd Sportowy Onet . 10 September 2024 .
5. Web site: Grzegorz Knapp nie żyje . Polish . Sportowe Fakty (sportowefakty.pl) . 2014-06-22 . 2010-06-22 .
6. Web site: SPEEDWAY - KNAPP KILLED IN BELGIUM . 2014-08-10 . 2014-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205749/http://www.sportpulse.net/content/speedway-knapp-killed-belgium-15585 . dead .