Henryk Glücklich

Henryk Glücklich

Born	(1945-01-22)22 January 1945
Died	23 September 2014(2014-09-23) (aged 69)
Nationality	Polish
Career history
Poland
1961–1962	Górnik Rybnik
1963–1981	Polonia Bydgoszcz
Great Britain
1978	Reading Racers
Individual honours
1971	Continental Champion
Team honours
1969	World Team Cup
1962, 1971	Polish League Winner

Henryk Glücklich (22 January 1945 – 23 September 2014)[1][2] was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.

Career

Glücklich appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals three times, finishing fifth in 1970. He also rode in five World Team Cup finals and earned 41 international caps for the Poland speedway team.[3]

On 11 March 1972, he set a new track record at the Rostock Speedway, recording 70.8sec.

In 1977, Leicester Lions unsuccessfully attempted to sign him to ride in the British leagues,[4] but the following season he did ride for Reading Racers for the 1978 season.[5]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1969 - London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts
• 1970 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium - 5th - 9pts
• 1975 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts[6]

World Team Cup

• 1968 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Edmund Migoś / Paweł Waloszek / Edward Jancarz) - 3rd - 19pts (2)
• 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Andrzej Wyglenda / Stanislaw Tkocz / Andrzej Pogorzelski) - Winner - 31pts (3)
• 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Antoni Woryna / Jan Mucha / Paweł Waloszek / Edmund Migoś) - 3rd - 20pts (3)
• 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Paweł Waloszek / Antoni Woryna / Edward Jancarz / Andrzej Wyglenda) - 3rd - 19pts (4)
• 1972 - Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Zenon Plech / Paweł Waloszek / Marek Cieślak / Zdzisław Dobrucki) - 3rd - 21pts (6)
• 1975 - Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Zenon Plech / Edward Jancarz / Marek Cieslak / Jerzy Rembas) - 4th - 9pt (2)

References

1. Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
2. "Henryk Glücklich nie żyje" (in Polish). Express Bydgoski. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
3. "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
4. "Lions foild in bid for Glucklich". Leicester Daily Mercury. 23 June 1977. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Pole starts vital Racers trial". Reading Evening Post. 2 February 1978. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5