Fritz Dirtl
Born | 1 September 1928 Vienna, Austria |
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Died | 19 June 1956 Oberhausen, West Germany | (aged 27)
Nationality | Austrian |
Individual honours | |
1948, 1951 | Austrian Champion |
1955 | Continental Champion |
1949, 1950 1951, 1952 1953, 1954 | Austrian Longtrack Champion |
Friedrich Fritz Dirtl (1928–1956) was an international speedway rider from Austria.[1]
Speedway career[]
Dirtl was a two times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1949 and 1951.[2][3][4] He was also a six times Longtrack champion of Austria.[1]
Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship, at the Continental final stage. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and then fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Fritz Dirtl". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Indvidual [sic] Austrian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Austria National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Description". The Fast Lane. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 1956 deaths
- Austrian speedway riders
- Sportspeople from Vienna
- Motorcycle racers killed while racing
- Sport deaths in Germany
- Motorcycle speedway stubs