Rafał Wilk Explained

Rafał Wilk
Nationality:Polish
Birth Date:1974 12, df=y
Birth Place:Łańcut, Poland
Career1:Poland
Years2:1991-1996, 1999-2000
2002-2004
Career2:Rzeszów
Years3:1997
Career3:Łódź
Years4:1998
Career4:Gniezno
Years5:2001, 2005-2006
Career5:Krosno
Career6:Denmark
Years7:2004
Career7:Brovst

Rafał Wilk (born 9 December 1974 in Łańcut) is a Paralympic handcyclist and former speedway rider from Poland.[1]

Career

Wilk won two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[2] [3] Now he is a handcyclist but he used to be a professional speedway rider. He started doing sports in 1991, at the age of 12. On 3 May 2006, Rafal Wilk had an accident during a speedway meeting in Krosno. He injured his spinal cord, and lost control in the lower part of his body. After the accident, he was determined to continue as an athlete, so he took up monoski and went on to practice handbiking. He proved successful in the latter, shortly winning his first Polish championship title. In 2012, during the London Summer Paralympic Games he won two gold medals in road cycling in the H3 category (handbiking).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilk, Rafal . Polish Speedway Database . 25 February 2023.
  2. http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/wilk-rafal-5500126/ London 2012 site
  3. http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/111367,Golden-day-boosts-Polish-Paralympians The News.pl