Matej Ferjan
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Matej Ferjan was a Slovenian motorcycle speedway
rider who also rode for the Hungary national speedway team
.
Ferjan was born in Ljubljana
, Slovenia
. He was a five-time Slovenian champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) and a six-time Hungarian champion (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). In 1998 he won a third place in Individual U-21 World Championship
. In 2004, he was second in the Individual European Championship. He was also a permanent rider in the 2001
and 2002 Speedway Grand Prix
. He was also the first foreigner to win the Polish Criterium of Aces, winning in 2007.
On 22 May 2011 Ferjan was found dead in his van at the apartment block where he lived in Gorzów Wielkopolski
, Poland
. His cause of death has been attributed to a blood clot in his leg.
Ferjan had a son, Mark, born April 19, 2004, and a daughter, Victoria.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider who also rode for the Hungary national speedway team
Hungary national speedway team
The Hungary national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Hungary. They were 3rd in 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship.- 2008 Team Squad :- Speedway World Cup :- Riders :- European Pairs Championship :...
.
Ferjan was born in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. He was a five-time Slovenian champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) and a six-time Hungarian champion (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). In 1998 he won a third place in Individual U-21 World Championship
1998 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The 1998 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipWorld Champion Robert Dados get qualification to 1999 Speedway Grand Prix.-World final:*August 1, 1998 Piła...
. In 2004, he was second in the Individual European Championship. He was also a permanent rider in the 2001
2001 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix season was the seventh season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes...
and 2002 Speedway Grand Prix
2002 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2002 Speedway Grand Prix season is the eighth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes...
. He was also the first foreigner to win the Polish Criterium of Aces, winning in 2007.
On 22 May 2011 Ferjan was found dead in his van at the apartment block where he lived in Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. His cause of death has been attributed to a blood clot in his leg.
Ferjan had a son, Mark, born April 19, 2004, and a daughter, Victoria.
See also
- Slovenia national speedway teamSlovenia national speedway teamThe Slovenia national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Slovenia. They were 2nd in 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship.- Speedway World Cup :- Riders :- European Pairs Championship :- Team U-21 World Championship :...
- Hungary national speedway teamHungary national speedway teamThe Hungary national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Hungary. They were 3rd in 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship.- 2008 Team Squad :- Speedway World Cup :- Riders :- European Pairs Championship :...
- List of Speedway Grand Prix riders