What is Jerzy Szczakiel?
'''Jerzy Szczakiel''' (28 January 1949 &ndash; 1 September 2020) was a Polish [[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway]] rider. He was one of three Polish nationals to win the [[Speedway World Championship]].<ref>Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}</ref> He won the championship in 1973. He was born in [[Grudzice]], [[Poland]]. Szczakiel died on 1 September 2020 in [[Paris]], aged 71.<ref>[https://wyborcza.pl/7,154903,26257218,jerzy-szczakiel-nie-zyje-byl-pierwszym-polskim-mistrzem-swiata.html?disableRedirects=true Jerzy Szczakiel nie żyje. Był pierwszym polskim mistrzem świata na żużlu] {{in lang|pl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Szczakiel, Jerzy}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Polish speedway riders]] {{sports-bio-stub}}