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. 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 Migos) - 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 Migos / Paweł Waloszek / Edward Jancarz / Henryk Glücklich) - 3rd - 19pts (2)
- 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Stanislaw 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).[1]
See also
References
- orka.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved on 2009-07-28.
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