Kacper Woryna (born 31 August 1996) is a Polish Speedway rider.[1][2][3]
| Born | 31 August 1996 Rybnik, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 2012–2020 | ROW Rybnik |
| 2021–2024 | Częstochowa |
| Great Britain | |
| 2016 | Coventry |
| 2018 | Poole |
| Sweden | |
| 2021–2023 | Smederna |
| 2018-2020, 2024 | Lejonen |
| Denmark | |
| 2017 | Fjelsted |
| 2024 | Region Varde |
| Team honours | |
| 2018 | British champions |
| 2024 | Swedish champions |
Career
editBorn in Rybnik Woryna began racing in his native Poland in the Ekstraliga, with hometown club Rybnik. After a few years of riding in Poland, Woryna got his first break into British Speedway riding with the Coventry Bees during the 2016 Elite League season,[1] who beat off competition from his grandfathers former club the Poole Pirates to secure his signature. Woryna was recommended to the Bees management by club captain and Speedway Grand Prix rider Chris Harris, and was also given a big thumbs up by another of his new Coventry teammates, former world number 2 Krzysztof Kasprzak.[4]
The following season he joined Poole and helped the team win the SGB Premiership 2018.[5]
In 2022, he helped Smederna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 2022 campaign[6] and two years later in 2024, he helped Lejonen win the Elitserien during the 2024 Swedish speedway season.[7]
Family
editWoryna comes from a racing family. His late grandfather Antoni Woryna rode for the Poole Pirates in the UK and came 3rd in the Speedway World Championship on two occasions, first in 1966 and later in 1970.
Major results
editWorld individual Championship
edit- 2016 Speedway Grand Prix - 30th (1 pt)
- 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 19th (8 pts)
References
edit- ^ a b "Woryna, Kacper". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Woryna, Kacper". FIM. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Polish star Kacper Woryna signs up for Coventry Bees". Coventry Telegraph. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Mateusz Szczepaniak and Kacper Woryna forced to wait on Golden Helmet semi-finals". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "The Lions Swedish champions after 15 years of waiting: "So many failures"". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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