Piotr_Świst

Piotr Świst

Piotr Świst

Polish speedway rider

Piotr Świst (born June 20, 1968 in Poland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. His surname "Świst" means 'whizz' in Polish.[1] He earned 18 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]

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Career

Świst spent his first 13 seasons in Poland with Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski from 1985 through to 1997.[1] He won a silver medal in the 1987 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and three Polish U-21 Championships in 1987, 1988 and 1989.[3]

Additionally, he won the Golden Helmet in 2008 and the Polish Pairs Championship in 1992.

On three occasions he reached the podium of the Polish Individual Speedway Championship (1993, 1995 and 2002).

He raced twice in the United Kingdom for the Arena Essex Hammers in 2005 and the Poole Pirates in 2007.[4]

Results

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Piotr Świst Polska". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. [4]
    "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Laguta z tytułem, srebro dla Śwista". SportoweFakty.pl. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.

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