Józef Olejniczak (5 September 1918 – 13 March 2001) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1][2] He was the 1950 Polish champion.[3]
| Born | 5 September 1918 Haspe, Poland |
|---|---|
| Died | 13 March 2001 (aged 82) Leszno, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1948–1956 | Unia Leszno |
| Individual honours | |
| 1950 | Polish champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1949, 1950, 1951 1952, 1953, 1954 | Polish league champions |
Career
editOlejniczak became the champion of Poland after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1950, during the 1950 Polish speedway season.[4]
From 1949 to 1954, he won six consecutive Team Speedway Polish Championships, as part of the Unia Leszno team that dominated the Polish leagues from the 1949 Polish speedway season, through to the 1954 Polish speedway season. The Leszno team included riders such as Alfred Smoczyk, Jan Malinowski and Henryk Żyto.[5]
In 2021, the Unia Leszno club applied to the authorities for the square outside the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium to be named after Józef Olejniczak.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Olejniczak, Józef". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Joseph Olejniczak". Sport We Fakty. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1950". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2013". Speedway History. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Chcą nazwać skwer imieniem legendy Unii Leszno". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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