Leonard Raba (born 8 December 1954) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1] He earned 10 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]
| Born | 8 December 1954 Opole, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1973–1986 | Kolejarz Opole |
| Great Britain | |
| 1978 | Swindon Robins |
| Individual honours | |
| 1982 | Polish Individual Speedway Championship silver |
| Team honours | |
| 1984 | World Team Cup finalist |
| 1974, 1980 | 1. Liga |
Career
editRaba started his speedway career with Kolejarz Opole during the 1973 Polish speedway season.[1] He spent his entire Polish leagues career with the club and helped them win the 1. Liga in 1974.[3] and 1980[4]
He spent one unsuccessful season riding for Swindon Robins, with fellow Pole Jerzy Trzeszkowski in the British speedway leagues,[5] during the 1978 British League season.[6]
In 1982, he finished runner-up to Andrzej Huszcza in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship.[7]
He ended his speedway career due to injuries (complicated leg fracture) after an accident with Bolesław Proch in 1985, during a league match against Polonia Bydgoszcz.[citation needed]
World Final appearances
editWorld Team Cup
edit- 1984 –
Leszno (with Roman Jankowski / Zenon Kasprzak / Bolesław Proch / Zenon Plech) – 4th – 8pt (0)
References
edit- ^ a b "Leonard Raba". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Polish Team Championship DMP". Speedway.hg. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1980". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Robins banking on the unknown". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 March 1978. Retrieved 7 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Leonard Raba". WWOS backup. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Polish Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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