Rafał Okoniewski

Rafał Okoniewski (born 26 January 1980) is a Polish former speedway rider.^[1]

Rafał Okoniewski

Born	(1980-01-26) 26 January 1980 (age 45) Poland
Nationality	Polish
Website	Official website
Career history
Poland
1996-1998	Piła
1999-2001, 2009	Gorzów
2002	Leszno
2003-2006	Zielona Góra
2007–2008	Bydgoszcz
2010–2013	Rzeszów
2014–2017	Grudziądz
2018	Piła
2019	Łódź
2020	Ostrów
Sweden
2006	Indianerna
Individual honours
1998, 1999	European Under-19 Champion
1999, 2000	Polish Under-21 Champion
2003	Golden Helmet Winner
1998, 2001	Silver Helmet Winner
1997, 1998, 1999	Bronze Helmet Winner
Team honours
2009	European Club Champion

Okoniewski driving in the German Speedway Bundesliga

Career

Okoniewski started riding in 1996 and is the son of former speedway rider Mariusz Okoniewski (1956–2006). He is the only rider to win the U-19 European Championship twice, in 1998 and 1999.^[2]

He retired from the sport in 2020.^[3]

Results

World Championships

• Individual Under-21 World Championship
  • 1998 - 9th place (7 points)
  • 1999 - 6th place (10+e points)
  • 2000 - 5th place (10 points)
  • 2001 - 3rd place (10+3 points)

European Championships

• Individual Under-19 European Championship
  • 1998 - European Champion (15 points)
  • 1999 - European Champion (13+3 points)
• European Club Champions' Cup
  • 2009 - Toruń - Winner (11 pts) Rivne

Polish competitions

• Individual Polish Championship
  • 2009 - 8th place in Quarter-Final 3
• Individual Under-21 Polish Championship
  • 1999 - Polish Champion
  • 2000 - Polish Champion
• Golden Helmet
  • 2003 - Winner
• Silver Helmet (U-21)
  • 1997 - 2nd place
  • 1998 - Winner
  • 2001 - Winner
• Bronze Helmet (U-19)
  • 1997 - Winner
  • 1998 - Winner
  • 1999 - Winner