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Mieczysław Połukard (1930 in
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, Poland – 26 October 1985 in
Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
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rider and coach, the first Polish rider to ride in the Individual World Championship Final in
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and won the
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in 1961.


Career

He began his racing career with Sparta Wrocław. In 1955 he moved to
Polonia Bydgoszcz Polonia Bydgoszcz is a Polish sports club based in Bydgoszcz most known for its Motorcycle speedway, speedway team ŻKS Polonia Bydgoszcz which currently races in the Polish Speedway First League, 1. Liga. The club has won the Team Speedway Polish ...
. He was the first Polish rider to ride in the Individual World Championship Final (1959) where he finished 12th with 5 points. He also represented
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in the
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three times, in 1960 (4th place), 1961 (gold medal) and 1962 (bronze medal). He was Individual Polish Champion once in 1954. He also rode in Golden Helmet Finals, but he never finished high enough to win a medal.


Accident

In 1968 he decided to retire. In his last match, he was involved in an accident on track, which resulted hospital treatment which required amputating his leg.


Death

He became a coach for Polonia Bydgoszcz. During track training sessions on the track he stood on the centre green coaching the riders. However, on 25 October 1985, a rider from
Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski (; german: Landsberg an der Warthe) often abbreviated to Gorzów Wlkp. or simply Gorzów, is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the second largest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 120,087 inhabitants (Decemb ...
lost control of his motorcycle and ran into Połukard, killing him.


Memorial

Since 1986 ''Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces'', speedway meeting in
Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
who official opening of the new season, have a Mieczysław Połukard name (Polish: ''Kryterium Asów Polskich Lig Żużlowych im. Mieczysława Połukarda'').


Honours

* Individual World Championship **''1956 - 14th in Continental Final'' **''1957 - 12th in Continental Semi-Final'' **''1958 - 11th in Continental Quarter-Final'' **
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- 12th place - 5 points (0,2,0,1,2) - First Polish rider in World Final **
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
- track reserve in World FinalBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. **''1961 - 15th in European Final'' **''1962 - 12th in Continental Semi-Final'' **''1963 - 10th in Continental Semi-Final'' **''1964 - 10th in Continental Quarter-Final'' *
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**
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
- 4th place - 2 points (0,1,0,1) **
1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...
- World Champion - 5 points (2,1,2,-) ** 1962 - Bronze medal - 0 point (0)


World Final Appearances


Individual World Championship

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- 12th - 5pts *
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- Reserve, did not ride


World Team Cup

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) - 4th - 7pts (2) *
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) - 3rd - 20pts (0)


Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

* 1966 -
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- 14th - 9pts


See also

*
Speedway in Poland Speedway is one of the most popular sports in Poland. The Ekstraliga has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland. The first meetings in Poland were held in the 1930s.Kevin Meynell & Marcin Babnis (7 July 2004) History of Polish ...


References

1930 births 1985 deaths Polish speedway riders Polish sports coaches Polish speedway champions Polonia Bydgoszcz riders {{poland-speedway-bio-stub