Florian Kapała
| Born | 28 March 1929 Szymanowo, Poland |
|---|---|
| Died | 19 November 2007 (aged 78) Tarnów, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| 1948 | |
| 1949-1950, 1952-1957 | |
| 1951 | |
| 1958-1967 | Stal Rzeszów |
| Individual honours | |
| 1961 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962 | Polish champion |
| 1961 | Continental Final Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1961 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1960, 1961 | Polish League Champion |
Florian Kapała (1929 - 2007) was an international speedway rider from Poland.[1]
Speedway career[]
Kapała reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2]
He was a four times Polish champion after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1953, 1956, 1961 and 1962.[3]
Kapała won the World Team Cup with Poland in 1961.
World final appearances[]
Individual World Championship[]
- 1959 -
London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - Did not ride - 1961 –
Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 7th - 8pts
World Team Cup[]
- 1961 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Marian Kaiser / Henryk Żyto / Mieczysław Połukard / Stanisław Tkocz) - Winner - 32pts (6) - 1962 -
Slaný (with Marian Kaiser / Mieczysław Połukard / Joachim Maj / Paweł Waloszek) - 3rd - 20pts (5)
References[]
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
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