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Edward Kupczyński

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Edward Kupczyński
Born2 July 1929 (1929-07-02) (age 95)
Lviv, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
1950Związkowiec Warszawa
1951–1958Spójnia/Sparta/Ślęza Wrocław
1960–1966Polonia Bydgoszcz
1967–1971Gwardia Łódź
Individual honours
1952Polish Champion

Edward Kupczyński (born 2 July 1929) is a former international speedway rider from Poland.[1]

Speedway career

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Kupczyński was the champion of Poland, winning the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1952.[2][3]

In 1956 he toured the United Kingdom with the Polish team,[4] which cost £2,000 to organise and was paid by the Polish Motor Club and British authorities.[5] He returned with the Polish team for another tour in 1958,[6] in addition to reaching the 1958 European Final as part of the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "INTERNATIONALS - POLAND". International Speedway. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  3. ^ "Polish Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Birmingham speedway". Walsall Observer. 11 May 1956. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Polish speedway team visits England". Halifax Evening Courier. 4 May 1956. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Easy Speedway win for England". Nottingham Evening News. 7 June 1958. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Challenge". Sunday Mirror. 13 July 1958. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.