Zoltán Adorján (born 15 November 1961 in Debrecen, Hungary) is former international motorcycle speedway rider.[1] He is a 13 times Hungarian national champion and earned 51 caps for the Hungary national speedway team.[2]
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| Born | 15 November 1961 Debrecen, Hungary |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1991–1995 | Rzeszów |
| 1996 | Kraków |
| 1997 | Grudziądz |
| 1998–2000 | Lublin |
| Individual honours | |
| 1989, 1995 | Continental Champion |
| 13 times | Hungarian champion |
| 1991 | German Champion |
| 1996 | Argentinian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1990 | World Pairs Championship bronze |
Career
editAdorján came to prominence when he reached the 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship final.[3][4] Four years later in 1989 he won the Continental Speedway Final on the way to reaching his second World final.[4][5]
The following year he teamed up with Sándor Tihanyi to secure a first medal at world level for Hungary when they won a bronze at the 1990 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Germany.[6][7] He was a member of the Hungarian national team that toured the United Kingdom in 1991[8] and competed in the last Speedway World Pairs Championship] at the 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Vojens, Denmark.[9]
On 30 July 1995, he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification. It was the second time he had won the final having previously won it in 1989.[10] In 1996, he won the Argentine Championship.[11]
World Final Appearances
editIndividual World Championship
edit- 1985 –
Bradford, Odsal Stadium – 14th – 2pts - 1989 –
München, Olympiastadion – 15th – 4pts - 1990 – Bradford, Odsal Stadium – 16th – 2pts[1]
World Pairs Championship
edit- 1988 – Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Antal Kocso) – 6th – 25pts
- 1989 –
Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Antal Kocso) – 6th – 22pts - 1990 – Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Sándor Tihanyi) – 3rd – 37pts
- 1993 –
Vojens, Speedway Center (with József Petrikovics / Antal Kocso) – 7th – 10pts
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Aces saved by Halifax". Manchester Evening News. 3 August 1985. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 12. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
- ^ "Moran blast after injury". Manchester Evening News. 23 July 1990. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Hungary Challenge". The Scotsman. 19 April 1991. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway". Western Daily Press. 2 August 1993. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1930-2022 Argentinian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.