Henryk Żyto
Henryk Żyto (1936-2018) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1][2]
| Born | 1 November 1936 Poniec, Poland |
|---|---|
| Died | 7 March 2018 (aged 81) Gdańsk, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1953-1963 | Unia Leszno |
| 1965-1980 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
| Great Britain | |
| 1960 | Coventry Bees |
| Individual honours | |
| 1960 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1963 | Polish Championship |
| 1960 | Midland Riders' Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1961 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1953, 1954 | Polish League Champion |
| 1960 | Midland Cup |
Speedway career
Żyto reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He was the Polish champion in 1963 after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship.[4]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1960 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts - 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve, did not ride
World Team Cup
- 1961 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Marian Kaiser / Mieczysław Połukard / Florian Kapała / Stanisław Tkocz) - Winner - 32pts (12) - 1963 -
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Andrzej Pogorzelski / Marian Kaiser / Joachim Maj / Stanisław Tkocz) - 4th - 7pts (4)
References
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
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