Zenon Plech

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Zenon Plech
Zenon Plech (1976)
Personal Information
Nationality Flag of Poland Poland
Date of birth 21 February 1953
Place of birth    Zwierzyn, Poland
Current Club Information
Career Status Retired
Career History
Gorzów Wlkp. (POL)
Hackney Hawks
Gdańsk (POL)
Sheffield Tigers		 1970-1976
1976-1981
1977-1987
1981
Individual Honours
Polish Champion 1972, 1975, 1979, 1985, 1986
Team Honours
Polish League Champion 1985

Zenon Plech (born 21 February 1953 in Zwierzyn, Poland) is a former Polish international motorcycle speedway rider.[1] He finished third in the Speedway World Championship in 1973 and then runner-up in 1979.[2]. Current he is a speedway coach.

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[edit] Career summary

Zenon won the Polish National Championship five times (1972, 1975, 1979, 1985 and 1986) and runner-up twice (1981 and 1983). He also was a member of the Poland to third place in the World Team Cup in 1972 and 1981.

He rode for Hackney Hawks between 1976 and 1981 and briefly for Sheffield Tigers in the British League.

[edit] World Final Appearances

  • 1973 - Flag of Poland POL Chorzów - 3rd place - 12 points
  • 1974 - Flag of Sweden SWE Göteborg - 8th place - 8 points
  • 1975 - Flag of the United Kingdom GBR Wembley - 14th place - 4 points
  • 1976 - Flag of Poland POL Chorzów - 5th place - 11 points
  • 1979 - Flag of Poland POL Chorzów - 2nd place - 13 points
  • 1980 - Flag of Sweden SWE Göteborg - 15th place - 1 point
  • 1981 - Flag of the United Kingdom GBR Wembley - 15th place - 3 points
  • 1983 - Flag of Germany GER Norden - 15th place - 1 point

[edit] Coach career

He was a coach of clubs from Gdańsk, Gorzów Wlkp. and Wrocław. In 2001 he was a manager of Poland national team; Poland was 2nd in Speedway World Cup. Current he is a coach of Polonia Bydgoszcz and Wybrzeże Gdańsk U-16 team[3].

Zenon Plech is a speedway commentator for Polish television.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
  2. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. ^ (pl) SportoweFakty.pl - 21 Dec 2007

[edit] External links

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Juniors (U-21): E.Saifutdinov • Jędrzejewski • Messing • Łopaczewski • Sundström

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