Paweł Waloszek (28 April 1938 – 7 September 2018) was a Polish international motorcycle speedway rider who was second in 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Career
Waloszek won the Individual Speedway European Championship twice, in 1968 and 1972.
He rode the majority of his career in his native Poland, representing Stal Świętochłowice in a career that lasted 31 years. Waloszek only rode one season in Great Britain, when he signed for the Leicester Hunters for the 1961 Speedway National League season.
Results
World Championships
Individual World Championship
1958 - lost in Continental Semi-Final
1960 - 12th place in Continental Final
1961 - 10th place in Continental Final
1962 - London - 14th place (2 points) 1963 - 11th in Continental Final 1965 - 16th place in European Final 1966 - injury before European Final 1967 - 11th in Continental Final 1968 - Göteborg - 5th place (10 points) 1969 - 13th in Continental Final 1970 - Wrocław - Silver medal (14 points) 1971 - 9th in Continental Final 1972 - London - 8th place (6 points) 1973 - Chorzów - 7th place (8 points) 1974 - 12th in Continental Semi-Final 1975 - 15th in Continental Final Team World Championship 1962 - Slaný - Bronze medal
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 2pts
1968 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 5th - 10pts
1970 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 2nd - 14pts
1972 - London, Wembley Stadium - 8th - 6pts
1973 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 7th - 8pts
World Team Cup
1962 - Slaný (with Marian Kaiser / Florian Kapała / Joachim Maj / Mieczysław Połukard) - 3rd - 20pts (2) 1968 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Edmund Migoś / Andrzej Wyglenda / Edward Jancarz / Henryk Glücklich) - 3rd - 19pts (1) 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Antoni Woryna / Jan Mucha / Edmund Migoś / Henryk Glücklich) - 3rd - 20pts (2) 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Henryk Glücklich / Antoni Woryna / Edward Jancarz / Andrzej Wyglenda) - 3rd - 19pts (5) 1972 - Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Zenon Plech / Henryk Glücklich / Marek Cieślak / Zdzisław Dobrucki) - 3rd - 21pts (5) 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Szczakiel) - 4th - 8pts (1)
Polish competitions
Individual Polish Championship
1969 - Rybnik - Runner-up
1972 - Bydgoszcz - Runner-up
1975 - Częstochowa - Bronze medal
Team Polish Championship
1959 - Bronze medal
1960 - Runner-up
1969 - Runner-up
1970 - Runner-up
1972 - Bronze medal
1973 - Runner-up
Golden Helmet
1962 - 4th place (66 pts) 1963 - 4th place (55 pts) 1964 - 5th place (48 pts) 1965 - 4th place (66 pts) 1966 - Runner-up 1967 - 5th place (58 pts) 1968 - Winner (74 pts) 1969 - 5th place (59 pts) 1970 - Runner-up (71 pts) 1971 - Runner-up (60 pts) 1972 - 5th place (63 pts) 1973 - 5th place (59 pts) 1974 - 9th place (33 pts) 1975 - 6th place (51 pts) 1976 - 15th place (11 pts)