Grzegorz Szczepanik

Grzegorz Szczepanik
Born(1953-06-10)10 June 1953
Łańcut, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1973-1975, 1977-1981ROW Rybnik
1982Kolejarz Opole
Great Britain
1976Leicester Lions

Grzegorz Szczepanik (born 10 June 1953) is a Polish former motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

Career

Born in Rybnik, Szczepanik first rode in Poland in 1973 for the ROW Rybnik club.[2]

After finishing eleventh in the Polish Junior Championship in 1974 he signed for Leicester Lions in 1976,[3][4] but after a season where he averaged below three points per match, he returned to Poland.[5]

Szczepanik's last season in the Team Speedway Polish Championship was with Kolejarz Opole.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 196
  3. ^ "Leicester Lions - polski klub w Elite League". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Ray Wilson picked as No.1". Leicester Daily Mercury. 17 March 1976. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 178
  6. ^ "Grzegorz Szczepanik". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 13 September 2024.


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