Marian Kaiser (14 January 1933 – 10 April 1991) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1] He earned 31 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]

Marian Kaiser
Born14 January 1933
Kołodziejewo, Poland
Died10 April 1991 (aged 58)
Regensburg, Switzerland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1950-1952Gorzów
1953Świętochłowice
1953-1954Wrocław
1955-1959Warszawa
1960-1966Gdańsk
Great Britain
1959Leicester Hunters
Individual honours
1960, 1966Speedway World Championship finalist
1957Polish Championship
1960European Champion
1962Continental Champion
1962Poland Golden Helmet Winner
Team honours
1961World Team Cup Winner

Speedway career

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Kaiser reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions, in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

In 1956 he toured the United Kingdom with the Polish team, which cost £2,000 to organise and was paid by the Polish Motor Club and British authorities.[4] He was the Polish champion in 1957 after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship.[5] Kaiser reached the 1958 European Final as part of the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.[6]

Coventry Bees promoter Charles Ochiltree unsuccessfully attempted to sign Kaiser out of retirement in 1968.[7]

World final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Polish speedway team visits England". Halifax Evening Courier. 4 May 1956. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  6. ^ "Challenge". Sunday Mirror. 13 July 1958. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Kaiser out - Kasper in". Sunday Mirror. 19 May 1968. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.