Antoni Woryna
Antoni Woryna (15 February 1941 in Rybnik, Poland - 14 December 2002) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland, who appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals five times.
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| Born | 15 February 1941 Rybnik, Poland |
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| Died | 14 December 2002 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1960-1972, 1975 | Górnik/ROW Rybnik |
| Great Britain | |
| 1973-1974 | Poole Pirates |
| Individual honours | |
| 1966 | Polish Champion |
| 1969 | Continental Champion |
| 1967 | Poland Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1965, 1966 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972 | Polish League Champion |
Career
Woryna was the first Polish rider to win a medal at Speedway World Championship, when he won the bronze medal in 1966. He was a member of the Polish World Team Cup winning teams of 1965 and 1966.
He rode in Great Britain from 1973 to 1974, after joining the Poole Pirates.[1]
He earned 47 caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
World Team Cup
- 1965 -
Kempten (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Zbigniew Podlecki / Andrzej Pogorzelski) - Winner - 38pts (9) - 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Andrzej Pogorzelski / Marian Rose / Edmund Migoś) - Winner - 41pts (11) - 1967 -
Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Jerzy Trzeszkowski / Andrzej Pogorzelski / Andrzej Wyglenda / Zbigniew Podlecki) - 2nd - 26pts (10) - 1970 -
London, Wembley Stadium (with Jan Mucha / Paweł Waloszek / Edmund Migoś / Henryk Glücklich) - 3rd - 20pts (5) - 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Paweł Waloszek / Henryk Glücklich / Edward Jancarz / Andrzej Wyglenda) - 3rd - 19pts (4)
References
- "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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