Andrzej Tkocz
Appearance
Born | Rybnik, Poland | 28 September 1951
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Nationality | Polish |
Career history | |
Poland | |
1970-1984 | ROW Rybnik |
Great Britain | |
1978-1979 | Poole Pirates |
Individual honours | |
1972 | Poland Silver Helmet Winner |
Team honours | |
1974 | Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal |
1970, 1972 | Polish League Champion |
Andrzej Tkocz (born 28 September 1951) is a former international speedway rider from Poland.[1] He earned 18 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Tkocz won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1974 Speedway World Team Cup.[3][4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978 to 1979, riding for Poole Pirates.[5][1]
World final appearances
[edit]World Team Cup
[edit]- 1974 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Zenon Plech / Jan Mucha / Andrzej Jurczyński / Jerzy Szczakiel) - 3rd - 13pt (2)[6]
- 1979 – London, White City Stadium (with Piotr Pyszny / Robert Słaboń / Marek Cieślak / Zenon Plech) – 4th – 11pts (0)
Family
[edit]His older brothers Stanisław Tkocz and Jan Tkocz were both speedway riders.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Andrzej Tkocz". wwosbackup. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "1974 world team cup final". wwosbackup. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.