title: 1962 Polish speedway season
text: # 1962 Polish speedway season
  
  The 1962 Polish Speedway season was the 1962 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.
  
  ## Individual
  
  ### Polish Individual Speedway Championship
  
  The 1962 Individual Speedway Polish Championship was held on 2 September at Rzeszow.
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Club | Total | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Florian Kapała | Rzeszów | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) |
  | 2 | Henryk Żyto | Leszno | 14 | (3,3,3,3,2) |
  | 3 | Joachim Maj | Rybnik | 13 | (2,2,3,3,3) |
  | 4 | Marian Kaiser | Gdańsk | 12 | (1,3,2,3,3) |
  | 5 | Konstanty Pociejkowicz | Wrocław | 10 | (3,0,3,2,2) |
  | 6 | Janusz Kościelak | Rzeszów | 8 | (3,2,1,1,1) |
  | 7 | Antoni Woryna | Rybnik | 8 | (1,1,2,1,3) |
  | 8 | Paweł Waloszek | Świętochłowice | 8 | (2,0,2,2,2) |
  | 9 | Janusz Suchecki | Bydgoszcz | 8 | (2,1,1,2,2) |
  | 10 | Mieczysław Połukard | Bydgoszcz | 5 | (1,3,d,d,1) |
  | 11 | Zdzisław Waliński | Leszno | 5 | (2,2,0,1,0) |
  | 12 | Marian Spychała | Rzeszów | 5 | (1,d,2,2,d) |
  | 13 | Karol Peszke | Rybnik | 4 | (0,2,1,1,d) |
  | 14 | Stanisław Rurarz | Częstochowa | 3 | (0,1,1,0,1) |
  | 15 | Bogdan Berliński | Rybnik | 1 | (0,1,0,0,0) |
  | 16 | Marian Stawecki | Rzeszów | 1 | (0,0,0,0,1) |
  | 17 | Józef Batko (res) | Rzeszów | | (ns) |
  | 18 | Norbert Świtała (res) | Bydgoszcz | | (ns) |
  | 19 | Włodzimierz Szwendrowski (res) | Łódź | | (ns) |
  | 20 | Jan Kusiak (res) | Leszno | | (ns) |
  | 21 | Andrzej Domiszewski (res) | Wrocław | | (ns) |
  
  ### Golden Helmet
  
  The 1962 Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1962 event for league's leading riders.
  
  Calendar
  
  | Date | Venue | Winner |
  | - | - | - |
  | 5 V | Rzeszów | Florian Kapała (Rzeszów) |
  | 19 V | Wrocław | Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk) |
  | 23 VI | Bydgoszcz | Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk) |
  | 7 VII | Gorzów Wlkp. | Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk) |
  | 14 VII | Rybnik | Joachim Maj (Rybnik) |
  | 22 VII | Leszno | Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk) |
  | 18 VIII | Częstochowa | Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk) |
  | 25 VIII | Gdańsk | Paweł Waloszek (Świętochłowice) |
  
  Final classification Note: Result from final score was subtracted with two the weakest events.
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Club | Total | RZE | WRO | BYD | GOR | RYB | LES | CZE | GDA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marian Kaiser | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 88 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
  | 2 | Florian Kapała | Stal Rzeszów | 78 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
  | 3 | Joachim Maj | Górnik Rybnik | 71 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 11 |
  | 4 | Paweł Waloszek | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 66 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | - | - | 10 | 15 |
  | 5 | Henryk Żyto | Unia Leszno | 64 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 |
  | 6 | Konstanty Pociejkowicz | Sparta Wrocław | 58 | 10 | 11 | - | - | 9 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
  | 7 | Mieczysław Połukard | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 55 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
  | 8 | Stanisław Tkocz | Górnik Rybnik | 44 | 7 | 1 | - | 8 | 13 | 7 | - | - |
  | 9 | Antoni Woryna | Górnik Rybnik | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
  | 10 | Norbert Świtała | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 37 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | - | 2 | 6 | 5 |
  | 11 | Kazimierz Bentke | Unia Leszno | 36 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
  | 12 | Bronisław Rogal | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | 30 | - | 7 | - | 7 | 8 | - | 5 | 2 |
  | 13 | Jan Kusiak | Unia Leszno | 29 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
  | 14 | Stanisław Kaiser | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 15 | 3 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  
  ## Team
  
  ### Team Speedway Polish Championship
  
  The 1962 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 15th edition of the Team Polish Championship. Górnik Rybnik won the gold medal.
  
  ### First League
  
  | Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Górnik Rybnik | 26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | +312 |
  | 2 | Stal Rzeszów | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 | +117 |
  | 3 | Unia Leszno | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | +9 |
  | 4 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | +68 |
  | 5 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | –67 |
  | 6 | Sparta Wrocław | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | –93 |
  | 7 | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –68 |
  | 8 | Włókniarz Częstochowa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | –278 |
  
  ### Second League
  
  | Pos | |Club | Pts | W | D | L | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 36 | 18 | 0 | 4 | +290 |
  | 2 | Zgrzeblarki Zielona Góra | 34 | 17 | 0 | 5 | +257 |
  | 3 | Stal Toruń | 32 | 16 | 0 | 6 | +243 |
  | 4 | Unia Tarnów | 29 | 14 | 1 | 7 | +282 |
  | 5 | Start Gniezno | 25 | 12 | 1 | 9 | +69 |
  | 6 | Wanda Nowa Huta | 23 | 11 | 1 | 10 | +53 |
  | 7 | Polonia Piła | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | +92 |
  | 8 | Tramwajarz Łódź | 20 | 10 | 0 | 12 | +54 |
  | 9 | Karpaty Krosno | 20 | 10 | 0 | 12 | –93 |
  | 10 | Kolejarz Opole | 12 | 6 | 0 | 16 | –264 |
  | 11 | Motor Lublin | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | –490 |
  | 12 | Sparta Śrem | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | –493 |
  
  Play off
  
  * Zielona Góra v Gorzów Wielkopolski 33:45, 25:52
  