Photo: Unknown author Unknown author — Public domainSource
Henryk Glücklich
- January 22, 1945
- September 23, 2014
- 69 years
About Henryk Glücklich
Henryk Glücklich, 69, Polish speedway rider.
Explore other notable deaths in 2014 or deaths in September 2014.
The Deaths Archive presents
How well do you know Henryk Glücklich?
Explore their life. Test your knowledge. Beat the challenge.
10 questions · One legacy · How much do you really know?
Challenge your friends
Play together in real-time.
Advertisement
Full Biography
|Henryk Glücklich (22 January 1945 – 23 September 2014) was a Polish motorcycle speedway.
Career
Glücklich appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals three times, finishing fifth in 1970. He also rode in five World Team Cup finals and earned 41 international caps for the Poland speedway team.
On 11 March 1972, Glücklich set a new track record at the Rostock Speedway, recording 70.8sec.
In 1977, Leicester Lions unsuccessfully attempted to sign Glücklich to ride in the British leagues, but the following season he did ride for Reading Racers for the 1978 season.
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1969 – London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts
- 1970 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 5th - 9pts
- 1975 – London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts
World Team Cup
- 1968 – London, Wembley Stadium (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Edmund Migoś / Paweł Waloszek / Edward Jancarz) - 3rd - 19pts (2)
- 1969 – Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Andrzej Wyglenda / Stanislaw Tkocz / Andrzej Pogorzelski) - Winner - 31pts (3)
- 1970 – London, Wembley Stadium (with Antoni Woryna / Jan Mucha / Paweł Waloszek / Edmund Migoś) - 3rd - 20pts (3)
- 1971 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Paweł Waloszek / Antoni Woryna / Edward Jancarz / Andrzej Wyglenda) - 3rd - 19pts (4)
- 1972 – Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Zenon Plech / Paweł Waloszek / Marek Cieślak / Zdzisław Dobrucki) - 3rd - 21pts (6)
- 1975 – Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Zenon Plech / Edward Jancarz / Marek Cieslak / Jerzy Rembas) - 4th - 9pt (2)
Content from Wikipedia — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Interactive
Test Your Knowledge – Trivia Challenge
How well do you know this person's life and legacy?
No account needed to play. Sign in to keep your score on the leaderboard.
Books & Media
Find books, audiobooks and films about Henryk Glücklich on Amazon.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Sources
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henryk_Gl%C3%BCcklich
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sep 26, 2026
- View article
- View record
- September 29, 2026
- Sep 26, 2026
People who died on September 23
Spotted an error?
Help us keep the archive accurate. Report a correction with a source.
Report an error for Henryk Glücklich →Advertisement











