Zbigniew Głowaty

Zbigniew Głowaty
	Głowaty after winning the Rás Tailteann, 1963.
Personal information
Born	March 4, 1932; Hnilice, Eastern Borderlands, Poland; (today part of Pidvolochysk Raion, Ukraine)
Died	June 20, 2014 (aged 82)
Team information
Discipline	Road bicycle racing
Role	Rider
Professional team
Major wins
	Rás Tailteann, 1963

Zbigniew Głowaty ([ˈzbʲiɡ.ɲɛf ɡwɔ.ˈva.tɨ]; 4 March 1932 – 20 June 2014) was a Polish cyclist.[1] He won the Rás Tailteann in 1963.[2]

Early life

Głowaty was born in Galicia in 1932.

Career

Głowaty won the Polish Championship in track cycling in 1956. He won stages of the Tour de Pologne, finishing fourth overall in 1957.[3] In 1963 he won the Rás Tailteann, the first foreigner to win Ireland's premier race.[4]

Later life

Głowaty died in 2014 and was buried in Brzeg.[5]

References

Archives, Cycling. "Zbigniew Głowaty". www.cyclingarchives.com.
Fogarty, Weeshie (1 October 2012). My Beautiful Obsession - Chasing the Kerry Dream. The Collins Press. ISBN 9781848899827 – via Google Books.
"Zbigniew Glowaty - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com.
"Rás Tailteann - 1960's". www.rastailteann.com.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170138613/zbigniew-glowaty

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[1] Archives, Cycling. "Zbigniew Głowaty". www.cyclingarchives.com.

[2] Fogarty, Weeshie (1 October 2012). My Beautiful Obsession - Chasing the Kerry Dream. The Collins Press. ISBN 9781848899827 – via Google Books.

[3] "Zbigniew Glowaty - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com.

[4] "Rás Tailteann - 1960's". www.rastailteann.com.

[5] ttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170138613/zbigniew-glowaty