Antoni Woryna
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Rybnik, Poland
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| Born | 15 February 1941 Rybnik, Poland |
|---|---|
| Died | 14 December 2002 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1960–1972, 1975 | Górnik/ROW Rybnik |
| Great Britain | |
| 1973–1974 | Poole Pirates |
| Individual honours | |
| 1966 | Polish Champion |
| 1969 | Continental Champion |
| 1967 | Poland Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1965, 1966 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972 | Polish League Champion |
Antoni Woryna (15 February 1941 – 14 December 2002) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals five times. He earned 47 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[1]
Woryna began his speedway career with Rybnik during the 1965 Polish speedway season. He would remain with the club for his entire Polish league career.[2] He was part of the Górnik/ROW Rybnik team that dominated the Team Speedway Polish Championship during the 1960s and were rewarded with United Kingdom tours in 1965,[3] 1966[4] and 1967.[5]
He was the first Polish rider to win a medal at Speedway World Championship, when he won the bronze medal at the 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship. He was also a member of the Polish World Team Cup winning teams of 1965 and 1966.
He rode in Great Britain from 1973 to 1974, after joining the Poole Pirates.[6][7]
