Kacper Woryna

Kacper Woryna
Born (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 28)
Rybnik, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
2012–2020ROW Rybnik
2021–2024Częstochowa
Great Britain
2016Coventry
2018Poole
Sweden
2021–2023Smederna
2018-2020, 2024Lejonen
Denmark
2017Fjelsted
2024Region Varde
Team honours
2018British champions
2024Swedish champions

Kacper Woryna (born 31 August 1996) is a Polish Speedway rider.[1][2][3]

Career

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Born in Rybnik Woryna began racing in his native Poland in the Ekstraliga, with hometown club Rybnik. After a few years of riding in Poland, Woryna got his first break into British Speedway riding with the Coventry Bees during the 2016 Elite League season,[1] who beat off competition from his grandfathers former club the Poole Pirates to secure his signature. Woryna was recommended to the Bees management by club captain and Speedway Grand Prix rider Chris Harris, and was also given a big thumbs up by another of his new Coventry teammates, former world number 2 Krzysztof Kasprzak.[4]

The following season he joined Poole and helped the team win the SGB Premiership 2018.[5]

In 2022, he helped Smederna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 2022 campaign[6] and two years later in 2024, he helped Lejonen win the Elitserien during the 2024 Swedish speedway season.[7]

Family

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Woryna comes from a racing family. His late grandfather Antoni Woryna rode for the Poole Pirates in the UK and came 3rd in the Speedway World Championship on two occasions, first in 1966 and later in 1970.

Major results

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World individual Championship

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Woryna, Kacper". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Woryna, Kacper". FIM. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Polish star Kacper Woryna signs up for Coventry Bees". Coventry Telegraph. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Mateusz Szczepaniak and Kacper Woryna forced to wait on Golden Helmet semi-finals". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ^ "The Lions Swedish champions after 15 years of waiting: "So many failures"". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 12 October 2024.