# Krzysztof Cegielski

Krzysztof Cegielski (born 3 September 1979 in Poland) is a former Polish speedway rider who was a permanent Speedway Grand Prix rider in 2002 and 2003 season. He earned five international caps for the Poland speedway team.

## Career

Cegielski began racing for Gorzów during the 1996 Polish speedway season. He continued to ride for them before switching to Wybrzeże Gdańsk in 2001.
It was also in 2001 that he rode for Poole Pirates in the British speedway leagues. The following season in 2002, he moved to Start Gniezno and Eastbourne Eagles respectively.
In 2003, he was involved in an on-track crash in a Swedish League. The resulting spinal cord injury left him partially paralysed, and ended his racing career. He has remained close to the speedway world, acting as a speedway manager and expert. After over a decade of determined and laborious rehabilitation, he managed to get back on his feet, and is now able to walk short distances.

## World Championship results
### Speedway Grand Prix results

2001 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 23) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 5 /6 | Polish SGP | 16 | 5 | (2,2) (0,0) | 23 |
2002 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 22) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 1 /10 | Norwegian SGP | 18 | 4 | (1,3,1) | 22 |
| 2 /10 | Polish SGP | 20 | 3 | (3,1,0) | 16 |
| 3 /10 | British SGP | 24 | 1 | (1,X) | 19 |
| 4 /10 | Slovenian SGP | 10 | 8 | (1,3,2) (2,0,1) | 22 |
| 5 /10 | Swedish SGP | 14 | 6 | (3,2) (1,T) | 10 |
| 6 /10 | Czech Rep. SGP | 10 | 8 | (3,2) (1,3,1) | 13 |
| 7 /10 | Scandinavian SGP | 10 | 8 | (3,3) (1,3,1) | 10 |
| 8 /10 | European SGP | 6 | 13 | (3,1,3) (3,0,3) +1 | 10 |
| 9 /10 | Danish SGP | injury → (26) Piotr Protasiewicz | injury → (26) Piotr Protasiewicz | injury → (26) Piotr Protasiewicz | 6 |
| 10 /10 | Australian SGP | 19 | 4 | (2,1,1) | 16 |
2003 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 16) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 1 /9 | European SGP | 10 | 8 | (1,2,3) (3,1,1) | 16 |
| 2 /9 | Swedish SGP | 11 | 7 | (3,3) (0,2,0) | 10 |
| 3 /9 | British SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | 11 |
| 4 /9 | Danish SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | 14 |
| 5 /9 | Slovenian SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | 17 |
| 6 /9 | Scandinavian SGP | injury → (34) Joonas Kylmäkorpi | injury → (34) Joonas Kylmäkorpi | injury → (34) Joonas Kylmäkorpi | 19 |
| 7 /9 | Czech Rep. SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | 21 |
| 8 /9 | Polish SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | |
| 9 /9 | Norwegian SGP | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | injury → (26) Peter Karlsson | |
* permanent speedway rider
* wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
* rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

### Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)

* 2001 - 30th place (5 points)
* 2002 - 16th place (55 points)
* 2003 - 24th place (16 points)

### Individual U-21 World Championship

* 1997 - Lost in National Qualification - Semi-Final
* 1998 - Lost in National Qualification - Semi-Final
* 1999 - Lost in National Qualification - Final
* 2000 - 2nd place (11 points +3)

### Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)

* 2001 - 2nd place (11 points)
* 2002 - 4th place (9 points)

### Other results

Individual European Championship
* 2001 - 3rd place (12 points)
Individual U-19 European Championship
* 1998 - 4th place (12 points +2)
Individual Polish Championship
* 2001 - 4th place (11 points)
* 2002 - 2nd place (10 points)
Individual U-21 Polish Championship
* 1998 - 9th place (9 points)
* 1999 - 2nd place (13 points +F)
* 2000 - 5th place (11 points)
Polish Pairs Championship
* 1998 - Polish Champion
* 2000 - 2nd place
Polish U-21 Pairs Championship
* 1999 - 2nd place
* 2000 - 2nd place
Team U-21 Polish Championship
* 1999 - Polish Champion with Stal Gorzów in Piła
Golden Helmet
* 2001 - 7th place (7 points)
Silver Helmet
* 1998 - 2nd place (13 points)
* 1999 - 9th place (7 points)
* 2000 - 8th place (7 points)
Bronze Helmet
* 1997 - 5th place (9 points)
* 1998 - 2nd place (13 points)