Rafał Kurmański
- May 30, 2004
- 21 years
- suicide by hanging
About Rafał Kurmański
Rafał Kurmański, 21, Polish speedway rider, suicide by hanging.
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Full Biography
|Rafał Kurmański ['rafaw kurˈmaɲskʲi] ⓘ (22 August 1982 – 30 May 2004) was a Polish speedway rider. He earned one international caps for the Poland national speedway team.
Career
Kurmański started his speedway career with Zielona Góra during the 1999 Polish speedway season. He would remain with the club for all six seasons of his short career.
In 2001, Kurmański was second in the 2001 Individual Under-19 European Championship.
Kurmański rode for Swindon Robins in the British speedway leagues, participating in the 2004 Elite League speedway season.
In 2004, Kurmański took his own life.
World Championship results
Speedway Grand Prix results
Individual World Championship
- 2003 - 36th place (3 points)
Individual World U-21 Championship
Other results
Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2001 - Runner-up (13 points)
Individual Polish Championship
Polish U-21 Pairs Championship
- 2001 - Polish Champion
- 2002 - 2nd place
Team U-21 Polish Championship
Silver Helmet (U-21)
- 2002 - 2nd place
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