Jan Malinowski (April 24, 1931 – May 1, 2018) was an international speedway rider from Poland.

Speedway career

Malinowski finished runner-up in the

Polish Individual Speedway Championship The Individual Speedway Polish Championship (Polish: ''Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski, IMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1932. The current Polish Champion is Bartosz Zmarzlik ( S ...

in 1959. He was part of the Polish team that reached the final of the

1960 Speedway World Team Cup 1960 Speedway World Team Cup was the first edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. The World Champion title was won by Sweden team (44 pts) who beat England ...

World final appearances

World Team Cup

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(with

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) - 4th - 7pts (0)

References

1931 births 2018 deaths Polish speedway riders Burials at Służew Old Cemetery People from Grudziądz Sportspeople from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Speedway-stub