Zenon Plech

Zenon Plech
Personal information
Nationality  Poland
Date of birth January 1, 1953 (1953-01-01) (age 59)
Place of birth    Zwierzyn, Poland
Current club information
Career status Coach
Coach Polonia Bydgoszcz
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 1 January 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]

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Career summary

Plech 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.[3]

World Final Appearances

After retirement

Plech became was the coach of clubs from Gdańsk, Gorzów Wlkp. and Wrocław. He was a manager of Polish national team which finished second in the 2001 Speedway World Cup. He is now the coach of Polonia Bydgoszcz and Wybrzeże Gdańsk U-16 team.

Plech is also a speedway commentator for Polish television.

References

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6. 
  2. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. ^ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7

External links

Seniors: Andreas Jonsson (c) • Tomasz Chrzanowski • Antonio Lindbäck • Krzysztof Buczkowski • Jonas Davidsson • Marcin Jędrzejewski • Daniel Davidsson
Juniors (U-21): Emil Sayfutdinov • Damian Adamczak • Jonas Andersson • Mikołaj Curyło • Mirosław Konieczny • Szymon Woźniak

Coach: Plech