Grzegorz Szczepanik
Appearance
Born | Łańcut, Poland | 10 June 1953
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Nationality | Poland |
Current club information | |
Career status | Retired |
Career history | |
Poland | |
1973-1975, 1977-1981 | ROW Rybnik |
1982 | Kolejarz Opole |
Great Britain | |
1976 | Leicester Lions |
Grzegorz Szczepanik (born 10 June 1953) is a Polish former motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the British League for Leicester Lions.
Born in Rybnik, Szczepanik first rode in Poland in 1973 for the ROW Rybnik club.[1] After finishing eleventh in the Polish Junior Championship in 1974 he signed for Leicester Lions in 1976,[2] but after a season where he averaged below three points per match, he returned to Poland.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 196
- ^ "Ray Wilson picked as No.1". Leicester Daily Mercury. 17 March 1976. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 178