Zoltán Adorján (born 15 November 1961 in

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, Hungary) is former international

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rider.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He is a 13 times Hungarian national champion.

Career

Adorján came to prominence when he reached the 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship final. Four years later in 1989 he won the

Continental Speedway Final The Continental Final was a Motorcycle speedway Final sanctioned by the FIM as the qualifying round for the Speedway World Championship between 1976 and 2000. From 1952-1975 it acted as the final qualifier for the Championship Round or European F ...

on the way to reaching his second World final. The following year he teamed up with

Sándor Tihanyi Sándor Tihanyi (born 28 April 1963) is a Hungarian motorcycle speedway rider. Career Tihanyi was a member of Hungary's national team during the 1980s and 1990s. Tihanyi qualified for the 1988 World Final in Vojens, Denmark where he finished ...

to secure a first medal at world level for Hungary when they won a bronze at the 1990 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Germany. On 30 July 1995, he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification. It was the second time he had won the final having previously won it in 1989. In 1996, he won the Argentine Championship.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

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- 14th - 2pts * 1989 -

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- 15th - 4pts *

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- 16th - 2pts

World Pairs Championship

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(with

Antal Kocso Antal Kocso (born 22 December 1962) is a former international speedway rider from Hungary. Speedway career Kocso reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the top tier ...

) - 6th - 25pts * 1989 -

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, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with

) - 6th - 22pts *

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, Ellermühle Stadium (with

) - 3rd - 37pts *

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) - 7th - 10pts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adorjan, Zoltan Living people Hungarian speedway riders 1961 births

Career

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

See also

References