Andrzej Wyglenda
Andrzej Wyglenda (born 4 May 1941 in Rybnik, Poland) is a former Polish motorcycle speedway rider who has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship and Speedway World Team Cup three times. He was won Individual Polish Champion title four times.[1] Between 1985 and 1989 he was a Member of the Sejm of Poland.
| Born | 4 May 1941 Rybnik, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Poland |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1960-1974 | Górnik/ROW Rybnik |
| Individual honours | |
| 1964, 1968, 1969, 1973 | Polish Champion |
| 1965, 1967 | Continental Champion |
| 1967 | European Champion |
| 1964 | Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1971 | World Pairs Champion |
| 1965, 1966, 1969 | World Team Cup |
| 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972 | Polish League Champion |
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1964 -
Göteborg, Ullevi - 12th - 4pts - 1965 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts - 1967 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
- 1969 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
- 1970 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 8th - 7pts
- 1973 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - Reserve - 0pts
World Pairs Championship
- 1971 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Jerzy Szczakiel) - Winner - 30pts (15)
World Team Cup
- 1964 -
Abensberg, Abensberg Stadion (with Andrzej Pogorzelski / Zbigniew Podlecki / Marian Kaiser / Marian Rose) - 4th - 16pts (8) - 1965 - Kempten (with Antoni Woryna / Zbigniew Podlecki / Andrzej Pogorzelski) - Winner - 38pts (11)
- 1966 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Andrzej Pogorzelski / Marian Rose / Antoni Woryna / Edmund Migoś) - Winner - 41pts (11)
- 1967 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Antoni Woryna / Jerzy Trzeszkowski / Andrzej Pogorzelski / Zbigniew Podlecki) - 2nd - 26pts (9)
- 1968 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Edmund Migoś / Paweł Waloszek / Edward Jancarz / Henryk Glücklich) - 3rd - 19pts (2)
- 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Stanisław Tkocz / Henryk Glucklich / Andrzej Pogorzelski) - Winner - 31pts (11)
- 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Paweł Waloszek / Henryk Glücklich / Antoni Woryna / Edward Jancarz) - 3rd - 19pts (2)
Domestic Competitions
Individual Polish Championship
- 1964 - Winner
- 1965 - 2nd
- 1968 - Winner
- 1969 - Winner
- 1970 - 2nd
- 1971 - 3rd
- 1973 - Winner
Political career
In Polish legislative election on 13 October 1985 he was a candidate of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) to the Sejm of the People's Republic of Poland. His term was started on 13 October 1985 and was end 3 June 1989. He was a member of the Social policy, health and Sport Committee (Polish: Komisja Polityki Społecznej, Zdrowia i Kultury Fizycznej).[2]
See also
References
- Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 532. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- orka.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved on 2009-07-28.
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