Janusz Kołodziej

Janusz Kołodziej (born 27 May 1984 in Tarnów, Poland) is a Polish speedway rider who has ridden for the Polish national team and is a four times champion of Poland.

Career Kołodziej rode in Britain for the Reading Racers in 2003 and from 2006 to 2007.

In July 2018, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification, Kołodziej won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2019 Speedway Grand Prix.

In 2019, Kołodziej won his fourth Polish title, he had previously been the Polish champion in 2005, 2010 and 2013.

In 2022, Kołodziej was a member of the Polish team that won the inaugural European Team Speedway Championship. In July 2023, he was part of the Polish team that won the gold medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final. This was his third World Cup win. Also in 2023, he won the bronze medal at the 2023 Speedway European Championship.

Speedway Grand Prix results

Career World individual Championships 2006 – 29th place

World team Championships 2004 – 4th place 2006 – 5th place 2010 Speedway World Cup - Winner 2011 Speedway World Cup - Winner 2014 Speedway World Cup - runner up 2023 Speedway World Cup - Winner

Other major results Team U-21 World Championship 2005 – World Champion (14 points) Individual European Championship 2004 – finalist Individual U-19 European Championship 2003 – Silver medal European Pairs Championship 2005 – European Champion (4 points) European Club Champions' Cup 2006 – European Champion (14 points) Individual Polish Championship 2002 – injury in Semi-Final A (5th place in Quarter-Final B – qualification to Semi-Final) 2003 – 12 place in Semi-Final B 2005 – Polish Champion (15 points) 2006 – injury (8th place in Semi-Final B – qualification to Final Individual U-21 Polish Championship 2001 – 16th place (0 point) 2002 – Bronze medal (11+2 points) 2003 – 5th place (11 points) 2004 – Polish Champion (13 points) 2005 – Silver medal (13 points) Polish Pairs Speedway Championship 2001 – 6th place in Semi-Final (2 points) 2002 – 3rd place in Semi-Final C (0 heat as reserve) 2003 – 3rd place in Semi-Final C (7 points) 2004 – Silver medal (1 point) 2005 – 3rd place in Semi-Final C (13 points) 2007 – Polish Champion (0 point) Polish Under-21 Pairs Championship 2001 – 6th place in Semi-Final A (9 points) 2002 – 6th place (12 points) 2003 – 6th place (15 points) 2004 – Polish Champion (17 points) 2005 – Silver medal (14 points) Polish Team Championship 2000 – 2nd place in Second League with Unia Tarnów 2001 – 1st place in Second League with Unia Tarnów 2002 – 5th place in First League with Unia Tarnów 2003 – 2nd place in First League with Unia Tarnów 2004 – Polish Champion with Unia Tarnów 2005 – Polish Champion with Unia Tarnów 2006 – 4th place with Unia Tarnów 2007 – 6th place with Unia Tarnów Polish Under-21 Team Championship 2000 – 3rd place in Qualification Group C 2001 – 2nd place in Qualification Group D 2002 – 2nd place in Qualification Group C 2003 – 2nd place in Qualification Group B 2004 – Bronze medal (started in Qualification Group B) 2005 – Silver medal (10 points) Golden Helmet 2005 – Winner (14 points) 2006 – injury (qualification to Final) 2007 – 17th place (0 point as track reserve) Silver Helmet (U-21) 2001 – 7th place (9 points) 2003 – Silver medal (13 points) 2004 – injury (2nd place in Semi-Final B – qualification to Final 2005 – Winner (13 points) Bronze Helmet (U-19) 2001 – 6th place (9 points) 2003 – Winner (15 points)