Friedrich "Fritz" Dirtl (1928–1956) was an international
speedway rider from Austria.
Speedway career
Dirtl was a two times champion of Austria after winning the
Austrian Individual Speedway Championship
The Austrian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Austrian national champion.
Winners
See also
* Sport in Austria
Sports are widely practiced in Austria, both in professio ...
in 1949 and 1951. He was also a six times Longtrack champion of Austria.
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Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the ]1956 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live. Despite being televised ...
, at the Continental final stage. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper
Josef Kamper (1925–1984) was an international Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider from Austria.
Speedway career
Kamper was a five times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958 ...
and then fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard
Mieczysław Połukard (1930 in Warsaw, Poland – 26 October 1985 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider and coach, the first Polish rider to ride in the Individual World Championship Final in 1959 and won the World Team Cu ...
.
See also
* Rider deaths in motorcycle racing
This article lists motorcycle riders who have died competing at motorcycle racing events. This article lists rider deaths in all series, at any level.
Isle of Man TT, Manx Grand Prix and Southern 100
There have been over 275 recorded competitor ...
References
1928 births
1956 deaths
Austrian speedway riders
Sportspeople from Vienna
Motorcycle racers who died while racing
Sport deaths in Germany
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