Henryk Żyto (1936-2018) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1] He earned 32 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]

Henryk Żyto
Born1 November 1936
Poniec, Poland
Died7 March 2018 (aged 81)
Gdańsk, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1953-1963Leszno
1965-1980Gdańsk
Great Britain
1960Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1960Speedway World Championship finalist
1963Polish Championship
1960Midland Riders' Champion
Team honours
1961World Team Cup Winner
1953, 1954Polish League Champion
1960Midland Cup

Speedway career

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Żyto reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3] Also in 1960, he rode for Coventry Bees in the British speedway leagues,[2] during the 1960 Speedway National League and won both the Midland Riders' Championship[4] and the Midland Cup.[5]

He was the Polish champion during the 1963 Polish speedway season, after he won gold medal at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship.[6][7]

World final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  5. ^ "Bees' Sparkling Win in Midland Cup Final". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 September 1960. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Passion for speedway". Leszno - Rozwiń Skrzydła. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  7. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.