Sándor Tihanyi

Sándor Tihanyi

Born	(1963-04-28) 28 April 1963 (age 61) Debrecen[1]
Nationality	Hungarian
Career history
Poland
1992, 1999	Rzeszów
1994-1995	Kraków
1996, 2003-2004	Krosno
2000	Gdańsk
2002	Warszawa
2006-2008	Miskolc
Individual honours
1999, 2005	Hungarian national champion
Team honours
1990	World Pairs bronze

Sándor Tihanyi (born 28 April 1963[2][3]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Hungary. He was a member of Hungary's national team during the 1980s and 1990s.

Career

Tihanyi qualified for the 1988 World Final in Vojens, Denmark,[4] where he finished 15th with three points. He was also a reserve for the 1990 World Final at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England, but did not ride in the final.

His greatest achievement was in 1990, when he teamed up with Zoltán Adorján to secure a first medal at world level for Hungary when they won a bronze at the 1990 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Germany.[5][6]

In 2005, he won his second Hungarian national championship.[7]

Tihanyi has been retired from professional racing since 2012.[8]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1988 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 15th - 3pts
• 1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - Reserve - did not ride

World Pairs Championship

• 1990 - Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Zoltán Adorján) - 3rd - 37pts

See also

• Hungary national speedway team

References

1. "Sandor Tihanyi · Polish Speedway Database". speedway.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
2. Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 56-57, ISSN 1429-3285
3. Świat Żużla, No 2 (75) / 2008, page 24, ISSN 1429-3285
4. "Battle of the Danes". Birmingham Mail. 2 September 1988. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Moran blast after injury". Manchester Evening News. 23 July 1990. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
7. "2005 Hungarian Speedway review". Speedway info. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
8. "SPEEDWEEK Steckbrief Sandor Tihanyi". www.speedweek.com (in German). Retrieved 12 June 2023.