Fritz Dirtl
Friedrich "Fritz" Dirtl (1928–1956) was an international speedway rider from Austria. Speedway career 
Dirtl was a two times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1949 and 1951. He was also a six times Longtrack champion of Austria. Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship, at the Continental final stage. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and then fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard. See also
 Rider deaths in motorcycle racing

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1928 births
1956 deaths
Austrian speedway riders
Sportspeople from Vienna
Motorcycle racers who died while racing
Sport deaths in Germany