Mariusz Okoniewski
Born | 10 February 1956 Poznań, Poland |
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Died | 10 February 2006 Śmigiel, Poland | (aged 50)
Nationality | Polish |
Career history | |
1974-1981, 1983-1988 | Unia Leszno |
Individual honours | |
1979 | U-21 Polish Champion |
1976 | Silver Helmet Winner |
Team honours | |
1979, 1980, 1987, 1988 | Team Polish Champion |
Mariusz Okoniewski (10 February 1956, in Poznań – 10 February 2006, in Śmigiel) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2]
Career
Okoniewski won the Team Speedway Polish Championship six times and Polish Silver Helmet in 1976.[3][4]
His son Rafał (born 1980) is also a speedway rider. Rafał is the only double Individual U-19 European Champion.[5]
After his racing career he became a coach. Mariusz Okoniewski died on his 50th birthday.
Career
- Individual Under-21 European Championship
- 1977 - 8th place (4 points)
- Individual Under-21 Polish Championship
- 1979 - Polish Champion
- Golden Helmet
- 1979 - 3rd place
- Silver Helmet (U-21)
References
- ^ "18-krotny mistrz Polski już nie szuka nowego trenera. Jest zaskoczenie". Interia sport. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Rafał Okoniewski". Nowiny24. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Duda, Robert (16 December 2023). "Rafał Okoniewski gościł na naszym kanale". magazynzuzel.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "#ByczyKalendarz – Mariusz Okoniewski". unia.leszno.pl (in Polish). FOGO Unia Leszno. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Szczera opinia o Okoniewskim. Przyznał, dlaczego nie jest już trenerem". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
See also