Born | 18 August 1953 71) Jejkowice, Poland | (age
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Nationality | Polish |
Career history | |
Poland | |
1971–1987 | Rybnik |
Great Britain | |
1979 | Poole Pirates |
1980–1981 | Halifax Dukes |
1983 | Eastbourne Eagles |
Individual honours | |
1973 | Silver Helmet bronze |
Team honours | |
1972 | Polish League Champion |
1980 | Northern Trophy |
Piotr Pyszny (born 18 August 1953) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. [1] [2] [3] He earned 20 international caps for the Poland national speedway team. [4]
Pyszny came to prominence when he won the bronze medal in the Silver Helmet during the 1973 Polish speedway season. He spent his entire Polish career riding for Rybnik. [3]
He represented the Poland national speedway team during the final of the 1979 Speedway World Team Cup. [5] He continued to participate in other World Cups and went on to ride for Poland a total of 20 times. [4]
He made his British leagues debut in the 1979 British League season, riding briefly for Poole Pirates [6] and then rode for Halifax Dukes for two full seasons in 1980 and 1981. [4] [7]
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