Edward Kupczyński (born 2 July 1929) is a former international speedway rider from Poland.[1]
| Born | 2 July 1929 (age 95) Lviv, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| 1950 | Związkowiec Warszawa |
| 1951–1958 | Spójnia/Sparta/Ślęza Wrocław |
| 1960–1966 | Polonia Bydgoszcz |
| 1967–1971 | Gwardia Łódź |
| Individual honours | |
| 1952 | Polish Champion |
Speedway career
editKupczyński was the champion of Poland, winning the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1952.[2][3]
In 1956 he toured the United Kingdom with the Polish team,[4] which cost £2,000 to organise and was paid by the Polish Motor Club and British authorities.[5] He returned with the Polish team for another tour in 1958,[6] in addition to reaching the 1958 European Final as part of the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.[7]
References
edit- ^ "INTERNATIONALS - POLAND". International Speedway. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Polish Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham speedway". Walsall Observer. 11 May 1956. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Polish speedway team visits England". Halifax Evening Courier. 4 May 1956. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Easy Speedway win for England". Nottingham Evening News. 7 June 1958. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Challenge". Sunday Mirror. 13 July 1958. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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