Jump to content

Piotr Świst

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Piotr Świst
Born (1968-06-20) June 20, 1968 (age 56)
Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1985–1997, 2000–2002Stal Gorzów
1998–1999Stal Rzeszów
2003–2005Zielona Góra
2006Lublin
2007–2008Daugavpils
2009–2010, 2012–2016Polonia Piła
2011Rivne
Great Britain
2005Arena Essex Hammers
2007Poole Pirates
Sweden
1993–1994Smederna
Denmark
2009–2010Esbjerg
Individual honours
1987 - silver medalU-21 World Championship
1987, 1988, 1989U-21 Polish Champion
1988Poland Golden Helmet Winner
1989Poland Silver Helmet Winner
1986, 1987Poland Bronze Helmet Winner
Team honours
1992Polish Pairs Champion

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]

Career

[edit]

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] In 1987 he toured the United Kingdom with the Polish team.[4]

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.[5][6]

Results

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Piotr Świst Polska". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Back in the Big Time!". Edinburgh Evening News. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Twisty's Nicholls win sent a shiver down my spine". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Laguta z tytułem, srebro dla Śwista". SportoweFakty.pl. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.

See also

[edit]