Andrzej Huszcza Explained

Andrzej Huszcza
Nationality:Polish
Birth Date:10 March 1957
Birth Place:Krępa, Poland
Career1:Poland
Years2:1975-2005
Career2:Zielona Góra
Years3:2006-2007
Career3:PSŻ Poznań
Career4:Great Britain
Years5:1980, 1981
Career5:Leicester Lions
Years6:1981
Career6:Hackney Hawks
Years7:1981
Career7:Reading Racers
Indivyear1:1982
Indivhonour1:Polish Champion
Indivyear2:1978
Indivhonour2:Poland Silver Helmet Winner
Teamyear1:1979, 1982, 1983
Teamhonour1:Polish Pairs Champion
Teamyear2:1981, 1982, 1985, 1991
Teamhonour2:Team Polish Champion

Andrzej Huszcza (born 10 March 1957 in Krępa, Poland) is a Polish former international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 45 international caps for the Poland speedway team.[1]

Career

Huszcza rode for Falubaz Zielona Góra for thirty years from 1975 until 2005. He then spent two seasons with PSŻ Poznań before finally retiring aged fifty. Huszcza spent two seasons in the UK riding for Leicester Lions in the British League[2] in addition to the Hackney Hawks and Reading Racers.[3]

Huszcza was a reserve (but did not ride) in the 1988 World Final in Vojens, Denmark.[4]

In 2008, he returned to ZKŻ Zielona Góra as coach.

Personal life

Huszcza is the father of three daughters.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

World Team Cup

European Championship

World (European) Under-21 Championship

Polish Championship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 7 March 2024.
  2. News: Wolves boss joins protest . Wolverhampton Express and Star . 10 April 1980 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 8 September 2024.
  3. Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
  4. Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook.
  5. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.