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Mirosław Korbel

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Mirosław Korbel
Born31 January 1963 (1963-01-31) (age 61)
Rydułtowy, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1983–1994, 1996–1998Rybnik
1995Piła
1999Kraków
2000–2002Świętochłowice
Individual honours
1990Polish championship silver
1990Golden Helmet winner

Mirosław Korbel (born 31 January 1963) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1] Since retiring he has been a team coach for Kolejarz Opole.[2][3]

Career

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Korbel won the gold medal in the prestigious Golden Helmet during the 1990 Polish speedway season.[4][5] During the same season he won the silver medal at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship behind Zenon Kasprzak.

He spent the majority of his career riding for Rybnik,[1] where he won three medals at the Polish league championships (two silver and one bronze).[6]

In 1987 he toured the United Kingdom with the Polish team.[7]

He competed in the 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship qualifying, winning the first Continental round and reaching the Continental Speedway Final.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Korbel, Mirosław". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Miroslaw Korbel Archives". PZM. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Mirosław korbel". Krakow Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1990". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1961-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Polish Team Championship (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Back in the Big Time!". Edinburgh Evening News. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "1988 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 February 2023.