Henryk Żyto
| Born | 1 November 1936 Poniec, Poland |
|---|---|
| Died | 7 March 2018 (aged 81) Gdańsk, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| 1953-1963 | Unia Leszno (POL) |
| 1960 | Coventry Bees (ENG) |
| 1965-1980 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk (POL) |
| Individual honours | |
| 1960 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1963 | Polish Championship |
| 1960 | Midland Riders' Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1961 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1953, 1954 | Polish League Champion |
| 1960 | Midland Cup |
Henryk Żyto (1936-2018) was an international speedway rider from Poland.[1]
Speedway career
Żyto reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2]
He was the Polish champion in 1963 after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship.[3]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1960 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts - 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve, did not ride
World Team Cup
- 1961 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Marian Kaiser / Mieczysław Połukard / Florian Kapała / Stanisław Tkocz) - Winner - 32pts (12) - 1963 -
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Andrzej Pogorzelski / Marian Kaiser / Joachim Maj / Stanisław Tkocz) - 4th - 7pts (4)
References
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
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