Robert Słaboń (born 15 September 1953) is a former international

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

rider from Poland. He earned 11 international caps for the

Poland national speedway team The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union ( PZM). They are one of the most successful speedway nations of all time. History The Polish speedway team parti ...

Speedway career

Słaboń reached the final of the

Speedway World Championship The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official championsh ...

in the

1979 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 34th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. In his 14th straight World Final appearance (dating back to 1966), New Zealand's Ivan Mauger won his ...

. He has twice won the bronze medal at 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 Maciej Janowski, w ...

. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for

Eastbourne Eagles The Eastbourne Eagles were a British motorcycle speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England. They were founded in 1929 and are two times champions of Britain in 1995 and 2000. The team last raced on 31 July 2021. Hist ...

during the 1981 British League season but disappointed scoring a season average of only 2.89. The majority of his career was spent in his native Poland riding for Sparta Wrocław.

Family

His son

Krzysztof Słaboń Krzysztof Słaboń or Chris Slabon (born 21 February 1981) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Słaboń also held a Canadian licence and rode under the Canadian flag during the 1999 Individual Speedway Junior Worl ...

was also a speedway rider.

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

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–

Chorzów Chorzów ( ; ; ) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa ...

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– 15th – 2pts

World Team Cup

– London,

White City Stadium White City Stadium in London, England, was built for the 1908 Summer Olympics. It hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 FIFA W ...

(with Piotr Pyszny /

Zenon Plech Zenon Plech (1 January 1953 – 25 November 2020) was a Polish international motorcycle speedway rider. He finished third in the Speedway World Championship in 1973 and as the runner-up in 1979. He earned 76 international caps for the Poland nat ...

Marek Cieślak Marek Kazimierz Cieślak (born 28 June 1950) is a former speedway rider and current coach. He earned 29 international caps for the Poland national speedway team. Career Cieślak rode two seasons in the British leagues after joining White Ci ...

/ Andrzej Tkocz) – 4th – 11pts (2)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Slabon, Robert 1953 births Living people Polish speedway riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Polish expatriate speedway riders in England Sportspeople from Wrocław