Grzegorz Szczepanik
| Born | 10 June 1953 Łańcut, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1973-1975, 1977-1981 | ROW Rybnik |
| 1982 | Kolejarz Opole |
| Great Britain | |
| 1976 | Leicester Lions |
Grzegorz Szczepanik (born 10 June 1953) is a Polish former motorcycle speedway rider.[1]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 196
- ^ "Leicester Lions - polski klub w Elite League". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Ray Wilson picked as No.1". Leicester Daily Mercury. 17 March 1976. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 178
- ^ "Grzegorz Szczepanik". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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