Wojciech Załuski (speedway rider)

Wojciech Załuski (born 22 February 1963) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1] He was the 1989 Polish champion.[2]

Wojciech Załuski
Born22 February 1963 (1963-02-22) (age 61)
Opole, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1981–1991, 1999–2002Kolejarz Opole
1992–1996WTS Sparta Wrocław
1997–1998Wybrzeże Gdańsk
Individual honours
1989Polish Champion
1984Polish Junior Champion
1989Poland Golden Helmet Winner
1983Poland Silver Helmet Winner
Team honours
1993, 1994, 1995Polish League Champion

Career

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Załuski came to prominence in 1984, when he won the Polish Junior Individual Speedway Championship.[3]

He became the champion of Poland after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1989. He also won the prestigious Golden Helmet during the 1989 Polish speedway season.[4]

He rode for his home club of Kolejarz Opole from 1981 to 1991.[5] During 1991, he represented Poland in the 1991 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[6][7]

He joined Sparta Wrocław for five seasons from 1992 to 1997 and won the Team Speedway Polish Championship on three occasions. He then joined Wybrzeże Gdańsk for two seasons before returning to Opole in 1999, where he saw out the end of his career in 2002.[5]

World final appearances

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World Pairs

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References

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  1. ^ "Wojciech Załuski". Nowa Trybuna Opolska. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Kolejarz People". Kolejarz Opole Speedway. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1989". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Załuski, Wojciech". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ "1991 World pairs final". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Speedway World Pairs". Sunday Mirror. 21 July 1991. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.