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Grzegorz Szczepanik (born 10 June 1953) is a Polish former motorcycle speedway rider.

Career

Born in Rybnik, Szczepanik first rode in Poland in 1973 for the ROW Rybnik club.

After finishing eleventh in the Polish Junior Championship in 1974 he signed for Leicester Lions in 1976, but after a season where he averaged below three points per match, he returned to Poland.

Szczepanik's last season in the Team Speedway Polish Championship was with Kolejarz Opole.

References

1. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
2. Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 196
3. "Leicester Lions - polski klub w Elite League". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
4. "Ray Wilson picked as No.1". Leicester Daily Mercury. 17 March 1976. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 178
6. "Grzegorz Szczepanik". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

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