Andrzej Huszcza Explained

Andrzej Huszcza
Nationality:Polish
Birth Date:10 March 1957
Birth Place:Krępa, Poland
Years1:1975-2005
Career1:Zielona Góra
Years2:1980, 1981
Career2:Leicester Lions
Years3:1981
Career3:Hackney Hawks
Years4:1981
Career4:Reading Racers
Years5:2006-2007
Career5:PSŻ Poznań
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 was a reserve (but did not ride) in the 1988 World Final in Vojens, Denmark.[2]

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 the Hackney Hawks, Reading Racers and the Leicester Lions in the British League.[3]

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. Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook.
  3. Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
  4. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.