Jurica Pavlic

Jurica Pavlic
Born (1989-06-14) 14 June 1989 (age 35)
Goričan, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Career history
Poland
2006Lublin
2007–2012Leszno
2013Rzeszów
2014Wrocław
2015Grudziądz
2018–2020Gniezno
Great Britain
2008Swindon
Sweden
2009Vetlanda
2011Dackarna
2012Västervik
Individual honours
2007European Champion
2006U-19 European Champion
2015Golden Helmet of Pardubice
2003-2009Croatian Champion
Team honours
2007Polish Ekstraliga Champion

Jurica Pavlic (born 14 June 1989)[1] is a Croatian speedway rider. [2] He was a member of the Croatia national speedway team.[3]

Career

Pavlic was the 2007 Individual European Champion [4] and winner of the 2006 Under-19 Individual European Championship. He rode for Unia Leszno from 2007 to 2012, in the Polish Ekstraliga.

In 2008, he rode for the Swindon Robins in the British Elite League.[5] he reached the final of the 2009 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship.[6]

Personal life

Pavlic was born in Goričan, Croatia.

His father, Zvonko Pavlic, was also a speedway rider, and was a three-time Yugoslavian Champion.

Speedway Grand Prix results

2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
10 /11 Slovenia Slovenian SGP 13 5 (2,0,0,2,1) 6
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Honours

Individual U-21 World Championship

  • 2006 - 11th place (5 points)
  • 2007 - 4th place (10 points)
  • 2008 - 3rd place (12 points)

Individual European Championship

  • 2006 - 12th place (6 points)
  • 2007 - Winner (14 points)

Individual U-19 European Championship

  • 2006 - Winner (14 points)
  • 2007 - 2nd (11 points)

European Pairs Championship

  • 2007 - 5th place in Semi-Final 2 (15 points)

U-19 European Team Championship

  • 2008 - 3rd place in Semi-Final (18 points)

European Club Champions' Cup

  • 2007 - 4th place (2 points)

Polish Ekstraliga Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ pavlicracing.com Archived 2008-04-18 at the Wayback Machine 2008-04-09
  2. ^ "Jurica Pavlič Chorwacja". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "New speedway documentary puts Croatia in focus". Timeout. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Pavlic dazzles then declares 'I want to be world champion'". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Swindon Robins star Pavlic in World Under 21 Final". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 11 September 2024.