Mirosław Kowalik | |
Nationality: | Polish |
Birth Date: | 7 May 1969 |
Birth Place: | Aleksandrów Kujawski, Poland |
Manager: | Poland (co-manager) |
Career1: | Poland |
Years2: | 1987–2002 |
Years3: | 2003–2004 |
Career4: | Great Britain |
Years5: | 1995 |
Teamhonour1: | Team Speedway Polish Championship |
Teamyear1: | 1990, 2001 |
Mirosław Kowalik (born 7 May 1969 in Aleksandrów Kujawski, Poland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland,[1] He earned eight international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]
Kowalik began his career at Toruń during the 1988 Polish speedway season. He would remain loyal with the club for 16 seasons before joining Polonia Bydgoszcz in 2003.[3]
He rode for Ipswich Witches in the British speedway leagues during the 1993 British League season,[2] riding nine times for a 3.56 average[4] and appeared for Masarna in Sweden.[5]
In 2001, he was selected by Poland for the 2001 Speedway World Cup Qualifying round 1, when the team easily won the round and went on to win a silver medal in the 2001 Speedway World Cup.[6]
After retiring he took up coaching and was the KS Toruń team manager in 2012.[7]