Sándor Tihanyi Explained

Sándor Tihanyi
Nationality:Hungarian
Birth Date:28 April 1963
Birth Place:Debrecen[1]
Career1:Poland
Years2:1992, 1999
Career2:Rzeszów
Years3:1994-1995
Career3:Kraków
Years4:1996, 2003-2004
Career4:Krosno
Years5:2000
Career5:Gdańsk
Years6:2002
Career6:Warszawa
Years7:2006-2008
Career7:Miskolc
Indivyear1:1999, 2005
Indivhonour1:Hungarian national champion
Teamyear1:1990
Teamhonour1:World Pairs bronze

Sándor Tihanyi (born 28 April 1963[2] [3]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Hungary.

Career

Tihanyi was a member of Hungary's national team during the 1980s and 1990s.

Tihanyi qualified for the 1988 World Final in Vojens, Denmark where he finished 15th with three points. He was also a reserve for the 1990 World Final at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England but did not ride in the final.

His greatest achievement was in 1990, when he teamed up with Zoltán Adorján to secure a first medal at world level for Hungary when they won a bronze at the 1990 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Germany.[4]

In 2005, he won his second Hungarian national championship.[5]

Tihanyi has been retired from professional racing since 2012.[6]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandor Tihanyi · Polish Speedway Database . 2023-06-12 . speedway.com.pl . pl .
  2. Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 56-57,
  3. Świat Żużla, No 2 (75) / 2008, page 24,
  4. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 9 January 2023.
  5. Web site: 2005 Hungarian Speedway review . Speedway info . 15 March 2024.
  6. Web site: SPEEDWEEK Steckbrief Sandor Tihanyi . 2023-06-12 . www.speedweek.com . de.