| Born | 6 November 1936 Rybnik, Poland |
|---|---|
| Died | 19 May 2016 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| 1955–1971 | Górnik/ROW Rybnik |
| 1972 | Kolejarz Opole |
| Individual honours | |
| 1961, 1966 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1958, 1965 | Polish champion |
| 1963 | Continental Champion |
| 1965 | Poland Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1961, 1969 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1956, 1957, 1958 1962, 1963, 1964 1965, 1966, 1967 1968, 1970 | Polish League Champion |
Stanisław Tkocz (1936–2016) was an international speedway rider from Poland.
Speedway career
Tkocz reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship.
He was a two times Polish champion after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1958 and 1965. Tkocz reached the 1958 European Final as part of the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Tkocz was part of the Górnik/ROW Rybnik team that dominated the Team Speedway Polish Championship during the 1960s and were rewarded with United Kingdom tours in 1965 and 1966.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1961 –
Malmö, Malmö Stadion – 15th – 3pts - 1966 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 9th – 7pts
World Team Cup
- 1961 –
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Marian Kaiser / Henryk Żyto / Mieczysław Połukard / Florian Kapała) – Winner – 32pts (4) - 1963 –
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Henryk Żyto / Marian Kaiser / Joachim Maj / Andrzej Pogorzelski) – 4th – 7pts (1) - 1969 – Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Andrzej Wyglenda / Henryk Glücklich / Andrzej Pogorzelski) – Winner – 31pts (4)
References
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- "Challenge". Sunday Mirror. 13 July 1958. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Speedway". Halifax Evening Courier. 16 July 1965. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "European finalists on city circuit". Star Green 'un. 30 July 1966. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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