The 1968 Polish Speedway season was the 1968 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.
Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 1968 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 September at Rybnik.
Pos. RiderClub TotalPoints1 Andrzej Wyglenda Rybnik 14 (3,3,3,3,2)2 Edmund Migoś Gorzów Wlkp. 12+3 (2,2,3,2,3)3 Edward Jancarz Gorzów Wlkp. 12+2 (3,3,2,2,2)4 Andrzej Pogorzelski Gorzów Wlkp. 11 (2,2,3,3,1)5 Stanisław Tkocz Rybnik 10 (0,1,3,3,3)6 Jerzy Trzeszkowski Wrocław 9 (1,1,1,3,3)7 Joachim Maj Rybnik 9 (2,3,2,1,1)8 Zbigniew Podlecki Gdańsk 8 (3,2,0,2,1)9 Jan Mucha Świętochłowice 8 (1,3,1,2,1)10 Jerzy Padewski Gorzów Wlkp. 7 (3,1,2,1,u)11 Piotr Bruzda Wrocław 6 (1,2,0,0,3)12 Bohdan Jaroszewicz Wrocław 4 (2,0,2,0,0)13 Andrzej Tanaś Tarnów 4 (1,d,0,1,2)14 Henryk Glücklich Bydgoszcz 3 (0,1,0,0,2)15 Paweł Waloszek Świętochłowice 2 (u,0,1,1,0)16 Henryk Ciorga Zielona Góra 1 (w,0,1,0,0)17 Stanisław Skowron (res) Opole ns 18 Antoni Woryna Rybnik ns
Golden Helmet The 1968 Golden Golden Helmet () organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1968 event for the league's leading riders.
Calendar Date Venue Winner 19 IV Rybnik Antoni Woryna (Rybnik) 31 V Wrocław Jerzy Trzeszkowski (Wrocław) 13 VI Tarnów Andrzej Tanaś (Unia Tarnów) 2 VIII Gdańsk Konstanty Pociejkowicz (Wrocław) 16 VIII Toruń Paweł Waloszek (Świętochłowice) 30 VIII Gorzów Wlkp. Paweł Waloszek (Świętochłowice) 13 IX Ostrów Wlkp. Andrzej Wyglenda (Rybnik) 27 IX Bydgoszcz Paweł Waloszek (Świętochłowice)
Final classification Note: Result from final score was subtracted with two the weakest events.
Pos. Rider Club Total RYB WRO TAR GDA TOR GOR OST BYD1 Paweł Waloszek Śląsk Świętochłowice 7412111071514-122 Zygmunt Pytko Unia Tarnów 6110281012912-3 Stanisław Tkocz ROW Rybnik 5812614888884 Joachim Maj ROW Rybnik 5612509978115 Andrzej Wyglenda ROW Rybnik 551011650914-6 Konstanty Pociejkowicz Sparta Wrocław 5491211114--77 Edmund Migoś Stal Gorzów Wlkp. 53382101138118 Jan Mucha Śląsk Świętochłowice 5379127710489 Henryk Glücklich Polonia Bydgoszcz 487695892910 Jerzy Padewski Stal Gorzów Wlkp. 4637954129111 Zbigniew Podlecki Wybrzeże Gdańsk 43 -886876012 Jerzy Trzeszkowski Sparta Wrocław 4031521053-413 Bohdan Jaroszewicz Sparta Wrocław 36782774-3
Junior Championship winner - Zdzisław Dobrucki
Silver Helmet winner - Piotr Bruzda
Team Team Speedway Polish Championship The 1968 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 21st edition of the Team Polish Championship.
KS ROW Rybnik won the gold medal for the seventh consecutive season. The team included Joachim Maj, Antoni Woryna, Andrzej Wyglenda and Stanisław Tkocz.
First League Pos Club Pts W D L +/−1 ROW Rybnik 21 10 1 3 +2032 Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski 19 9 1 4 +1153 Sparta Wrocław 18 9 0 5 +804 Stal Rzeszów 12 6 0 8 –1445 Polonia Bydgoszcz 11 5 1 8 –396 Unia Tarnów 10 5 0 9 –537 Włókniarz Częstochowa 10 5 0 9 –1248 Wybrzeże Gdańsk 9 4 1 9 –38
Second League Pos Club Pts W D L +/−1 Śląsk Świętochłowice28 14 0 2 +3362 Unia Leszno26 13 0 3 +2413 Motor Lublin22 11 0 5 +764 Kolejarz Opole18 9 0 7 +135 Start Gniezno16 8 0 8 –406 Gwardia Łódź13 6 1 9 –177 Stal Toruń11 5 1 10 –1658 Karpaty Krosno6 3 0 13 –2229 Zgrzeblarki Zielona Góra4 2 0 14 –222
Two year tables An additional award was given to the team that topped the league tables over a two-year period.
First League 1967-1968 Pos Club Pts W D L +/−1 ROW Rybnik 46 22 2 4 +4512 Sparta Wrocław 34 17 0 11 +1253 Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski 33 16 1 11 +1294 Wybrzeże Gdańsk 26 12 2 14 –165 Stal Rzeszów 26 13 0 15 –1556 Włókniarz Częstochowa 20 10 0 18 –2677 Polonia Bydgoszcz 19 9 1 18 –1128 Unia Tarnów 18 9 0 19 –155
Second League 1967-1968 Pos Club Pts W D L +/−1 Śląsk Świętochłowice60 30 0 4 +6972 Unia Leszno48 29 0 5 +5963 Kolejarz Opole38 19 0 15 +1094 Motor Lublin36 18 0 16 –425 Gwardia Łódź31 15 1 18 –86 Start Gniezno30 15 0 19 –1217 Stal Toruń26 12 2 20 –2898 Zgrzeblarki Zielona Góra24 12 0 22 –2759 Karpaty Krosno17 8 1 25 –43910 Polonia Piła4 2 0 16 –228
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