Fritz Dirtl Explained

Fritz Dirtl
Alt:	A tombstone with a gold cross. The inscription reads: Dirtl FamilyLeopold 1890-1948Fritz 1928-1956Anna 1895-1969Leopold W Dirtl 1922-2012
Caption:	Grave of Fritz Dirtl and his parents at the Vienna Central Cemetery
Nationality:	Austrian
Birth Place:	Vienna, Austria
Death Place:	Oberhausen, West Germany
Indivyear1:	1948, 1951
Indivhonour1:	Austrian Champion
Indivyear2:	1955
Indivhonour2:	Continental Champion
Indivyear3:	1949, 1950 1951, 1952 1953, 1954
Indivhonour3:	Austrian Longtrack Champion

Friedrich "Fritz" Dirtl (9 January 1928 – 19 June 1956) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Austria.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Dirtl was a two times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1949 and 1951.^{[3] [4] [5]} He was also a six times Longtrack champion of Austria.^[1]

Death

Dirtl was 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.^[6]

See also

• Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fritz Dirtl. GrasstrackGB. 1 August 2021.
2. Web site: Austria's best motorcycle racers on sand, grass and cinder tracks until 1960 . Reisemosaik . 29 February 2024.
3. Web site: Austrian Championship. Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. 1 August 2021.
4. Web site: Austria National Championship. Edinburgh Speedway. 1 August 2021.
5. Web site: Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii. Speedway Fansite. 1 August 2021.
6. Web site: Description. The Fast Lane. 1 August 2021.