Andrzej Wyglenda
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Andrzej Wyglenda is a former Polish motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...

 rider who has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship
1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the second FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place on 11 July 1971 in Rybnik, Poland...

 and Speedway World Team Cup
Speedway World Team Cup
The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.-Format:From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve...

 three times. He was won Individual Polish Champion
Individual Speedway Polish Championship
The Individual Speedway Polish Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polish Motor Union since 1932....

 title four times. Between 1985 and 1989 he was a Member of the Sejm of Poland.

World Final Appearances

  • 1964
    1964 Individual Speedway World Championship
    The 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 18, 1964 Göteborg, Ullevi...

     -   Göteborg, Ullevi
    Ullevi
    Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...

     - 12th - 4pts
  • 1965
    1965 Individual Speedway World Championship
    The 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 18, 1965 London, Wembley Stadium...

     -   London
    London
    London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

    , Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
  • 1967
    1967 Individual Speedway World Championship
    The 1967 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 16, 1967 London, Wembley Stadium...

     -   London
    London
    London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

    , Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
  • 1969
    1969 Individual Speedway World Championship
    The 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 5, 1969 London, Wembley Stadium...

     -   London
    London
    London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

    , Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
  • 1970
    1970 Individual Speedway World Championship
    The 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 6, 1970 Wrocław, Olympic Stadium...

     -   Wrocław, Olympic Stadium
    Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw)
    Olympic Stadium in Wrocław is a multi-purpose stadium in Wrocław, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and speedway racing. It serves as the home stadium of Atlas Wrocław. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people and was opened in 1935. The stadium was supposed to be used...

     - 8th - 7pts
  • 1973
    1973 Individual Speedway World Championship
    The 1973 Individual Speedway World Championship.The 1973 World Final was won by Polish rider Jerzy Szczakiel following a run-off in with defending champion Ivan Mauger after both riders had finished on 13 points. In the run-off Mauger fell in turn 3 after trying a risky passing move leaving...

     -   Chorzów
    Chorzów
    Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million...

    , Silesian Stadium - Reserve - 0pts


Speedway World Pairs Championship
Speedway World Pairs Championship
The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first competition was held in 1968 and the final competition was held in 1993. From 1994 it was merged with the World Team Cup.- Rules :...

  • 1971
    1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship
    The 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the second FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place on 11 July 1971 in Rybnik, Poland...

     -   Rybnik
    Rybnik
    Rybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union...

    , Rybnik Municipal Stadium - Winner - 15pts


Speedway World Team Cup
Speedway World Team Cup
The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.-Format:From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve...

  • 1965 - Winner - 38pts (11)
  • 1966
    1966 Speedway World Team Cup
    - Tournament :...

     - Winner - 41pts (11)
  • 1969 - Winner - 31pts (11)

Domestic Competitions

Individual Polish Championship
Individual Speedway Polish Championship
The Individual Speedway Polish Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polish Motor Union since 1932....

  • 1964 - Winner
  • 1965 - 2nd
  • 1968 - Winner
  • 1969 - Winner
  • 1970 - 2nd
  • 1971 - 3rd
  • 1973 - Winner

Political Career

In Polish legislative election
Polish legislative election, 1985
The Polish legislative election of 1985 was the ninth election to the Sejm, the parliament of the People's Republic of Poland, and tenth in Communist Poland...

 on 13 October 1985 he was a candidate of the Polish United Workers' Party
Polish United Workers' Party
The Polish United Workers' Party was the Communist party which governed the People's Republic of Poland from 1948 to 1989. Ideologically it was based on the theories of Marxism-Leninism.- The Party's Program and Goals :...

 (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 .

See Also

  • Poland national speedway team
    Poland national speedway team
    The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union . The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine times . The team has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs...

  • Speedway in Poland
    Speedway in Poland
    Speedway is one of the most popular sports in Poland. The Polish Extraleague has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland...

  • List of Polish United Workers' Party members

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