Jan Mucha (speedway rider) explained

Jan Mucha
Birth Date:	1941 5, df=y
Birth Place:	Mikołów, Poland
Years1:	1961-1979
Career1:	Śląsk Świętochłowice
Indivyear1:	1970
Indivhonour1:	Poland Golden Helmet Winner

Jan Mucha (16 May 1941  - 15 May 2014) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals four times.^[1] He was born in Mikołów, Poland.^[2]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1969 - London, Wembley Stadium - 10th - 7pts
• 1970 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium - 11th - 6pts
• 1973 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 9th - 7pts
• 1977 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 16th - 1pt ^[3]

World Team Cup

• 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Antoni Woryna / Paweł Waloszek / Edmund Migoś / Henryk Glücklich) - 3rd - 20pts (6)
• 1974 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Zenon Plech / Andrzej Jurczynski / Andrzej Tkocz / Jerzy Szczakiel) - 3rd - 13pt (4)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zmarł wielokrotny reprezentant Polski w jeździe na żużlu - WP SportoweFakty. 15 May 2014.
2. Book: Oakes, Peter . Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE . Ivan Mauger . Who's Who of World Speedway . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 1976 . 0-904584-04-6 .
3. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.