Joachim Maj (21 August 1932 – 20 April 2019) was an international speedway rider from Poland.[1][2][3][4]
| Born | 21 August 1932 Borowa Wieś, Poland |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 April 2019 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| 1951-1952, 1955-1969 | Górnik/ROW Rybnik |
| 1953-1954 | CWKS Wrocław |
| Individual honours | |
| 1963 | Poland Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1962 | Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal |
| 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 | Polish League Champion |
Speedway career
editMaj reached the 1958 European Final as part of the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5]
Maj reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1962 Speedway World Team Cup where he won a bronze medal.[6][2][3][4]
Maj was part of the Górnik/ROW Rybnik team that dominated the Team Speedway Polish Championship during the 1960s and were rewarded with a United Kingdom tour in 1965.[7]
World final appearances
editWorld Team Cup
edit- 1962 -
Slaný (with Marian Kaiser / Florian Kapała / Paweł Waloszek / Mieczysław Połukard) - 3rd - 20pts (4) - 1963 -
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Andrzej Pogorzelski / Marian Kaiser / Henryk Żyto / Stanisław Tkocz) - 4th - 7pts (1)
References
edit- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ a b Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ a b Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ a b Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Challenge". Sunday Mirror. 13 July 1958. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway". Halifax Evening Courier. 16 July 1965. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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