Stanisław Tkocz
Polish speedway rider
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Stanisław Tkocz (1936–2016) was an international speedway rider from Poland.[1]
Born6 November 1936
Rybnik, Poland
Rybnik, Poland
Died19 May 2016 (aged 79)
NationalityPolish
1955–1971Górnik/ROW Rybnik
| Born | 6 November 1936 Rybnik, Poland |
|---|---|
| Died | 19 May 2016 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| 1955–1971 | Górnik/ROW Rybnik |
| 1972 | Kolejarz Opole |
| Individual honours | |
| 1961, 1966 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1958, 1965 | Polish champion |
| 1963 | Continental Champion |
| 1965 | Poland Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1961, 1969 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1956, 1957, 1958 1962, 1963, 1964 1965, 1966, 1967 1968, 1970 | Polish League Champion |
Speedway career
Tkocz reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2]
He was a two times Polish champion after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1958 and 1965.[3] Tkocz reached the 1958 European Final as part of the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]
Tkocz 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[5] and 1966.[6]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1961 –
Malmö, Malmö Stadion – 15th – 3pts - 1966 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 9th – 7pts
World Team Cup
- 1961 –
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Marian Kaiser / Henryk Żyto / Mieczysław Połukard / Florian Kapała) – Winner – 32pts (4) - 1963 –
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Henryk Żyto / Marian Kaiser / Joachim Maj / Andrzej Pogorzelski) – 4th – 7pts (1) - 1969 – Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Andrzej Wyglenda / Henryk Glücklich / Andrzej Pogorzelski) – Winner – 31pts (4)
